eu dançava

was dancing, danced

→ dançar
danç dance + ava 1st/3rd person singular imperfect past
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,127
was dancing, danced Imperfect past (pretérito imperfeito): used for ongoing/repeated actions or background in the past.
PO: Eu dançava todos os sábados quando era jovem.
EN: I danced every Saturday when I was young.
Conjugation of dançar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dançava —
Third dançava —

Mary não dança muito agora, mas eu sei que ela dançava muito.

Mary doesn't dance much now, but I know she used to dance a lot.

Eu dançava.

I was dancing.

Sami dançava que era uma beleza.

Sami danced beautifully.

Das três meninas, Emi era a que dançava de forma mais bela.

Of the three girls, Emi was the one who danced most beautifully.

Maria dançava na floresta ao luar.

Maria danced in the forest under the moonlight.

Mostre a ele como dançava quando nos conhecemos.

Show him how you used to dance when we met.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)