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eu tomava

was taking, used to take

t u m a v ɐ → tomar
tom to have (a drink or some food) + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #34,890
was taking, used to take Imperfect past (ação habitual/contínua no passado).
PO: Eu tomava café todas as manhãs.
EN: I used to have coffee every morning.
Conjugation of tomar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tomava tomávamos
Third tomava —

O telefone tocou enquanto eu tomava banho.

The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

Tomava cavalo.

He used to take a horse.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Tomava todas as decisões.

He made all the decisions.

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Ela tomava conta de sua velha mãe.

She was taking care of her elderly mother.

Não porque fosse incapaz, mas porque ele tomava a droga oposta a do personagem.

Not because he was incapable, but because he was taking the opposite drug to the one the character was taking.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Que tipo de remédio você tomava?

What kind of medication were you taking?

Sounds similar to

tocava t u k a v ɐ tomada t u m a d ɐ tomara t u m a ɾ ɐ