eu chegava

arrived, was arriving

ʃ ɨ ɡ a v ɐ → chegar
cheg arrive; reach + ava 1st/3rd person singular imperfect past
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #24,249
arrived, was arriving Imperfect past (used for ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past).
PO: Eu chegava em casa por volta das seis todos os dias.
EN: I arrived home around six every day.
Conjugation of chegar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chegava —
Third chegava —

A neve chegava até o joelho.

The snow reached up to my knees.

Tom foi demitido porque com frequência chegava atrasado ao trabalho.

Tom was fired because he was frequently late for work.

Ela sempre chegava muito cedo.

She always arrived very early.

Após um longo e cansativo treino, chegava a hora.

After a long and exhausting training session, the time had come.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

E toda vez que chegava a hora, eu sempre tinha uma desculpa.

And every time the time came, I always had an excuse.

— Ventos da Liberdade (2006)

Chegava a ser teimoso.

He could be stubborn.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003)

Quanta comida chegava lá?

How much food arrived there?

— O Poço (2019)

Só que a comida não chegava lá.

But the food didn't reach there.

— O Poço (2019)

Ela sempre usava quando eu chegava em casa.

She always wore it when I got home.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

E, claro, seu pai batia em você quando chegava do bar.

And of course, your father would hit you when he came home from the bar.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ela frequentemente chegava atrasada na escola.

She was often late for school.

Chegava no trabalho antes, saía depois.

I would arrive at work earlier, but leave later.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

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