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eu perguntava

was asking

p ɨ ɾ ɡ ũ t a v ɐ → perguntar
pergunt ask + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #22,992
was asking Imperfect past; describes an ongoing/repeated action in the past.
PO: Eu perguntava o preço antes de comprar.
EN: I was asking the price before buying.
Conjugation of perguntar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First perguntava —
Third perguntava —

Eu me perguntava o que o Tom tinha que fazer.

I wondered what Tom had to do.

Não perguntava nada.

I didn't ask anything.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu perguntava o que ele iria fazer.

I was asking him what he was going to do.

Perguntava o que ele iria fazer.

I was asking what he was going to do.

Eu me perguntava por quê.

I wondered why.

Me perguntava onde você estaria!

I was wondering where you were!

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Meu amigo me mandou uma carta em que me perguntava se estou bem.

My friend sent me a letter asking me if I'm doing well.

Perguntava sempre se queriam café.

He/She always asked if they wanted coffee.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu me perguntava quando você chegaria aqui.

I was wondering when you would get here.

Ela me acordava à noite e me perguntava se eu queria água.

She would wake me up at night and ask me if I wanted water.

— Black (2005)

E me perguntava o que havia de errado comigo.

And I wondered what was wrong with me.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Eu me perguntava se Tom havia dito ou não a Mary que ela precisava fazer isso.

I wondered whether or not Tom had told Mary that she needed to do this.

Perguntava a que hora deveria trabalhar.

He was asking what time he should start working.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)