eu referia

was referring

→ referir
refer refer + ia Imperfect past tense
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,663
was referring Imperfect past tense (eu/ele/ela/você): can mean “was referring” or “used to refer,” depending on context.
PO: Ela referia o acidente como um erro que podia ter sido evitado.
EN: She referred to the accident as a mistake that could have been avoided.
Conjugation of referir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First referia —
Third referia —

Não, me referia à TV.

No, I was referring to TV.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Ela se referia ao marido e ao filho?

Was she referring to her husband and son?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Eu me referia a ela.

I was referring to her.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Meu pai se referia a meus amigos.

My father was referring to my friends.