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eu cantava

sang, was singing

→ cantar
cant to sing + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,811
sang, was singing Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
PO: Ela cantava no banho.
EN: She sang in the shower.
Conjugation of cantar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cantava —
Third cantava cantavam

João tocava violão e sua amiga cantava.

João was playing the guitar and his friend was singing.

É, a minha mãe cantava essa canção.

Yeah, my mother used to sing that song.

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

Eu cantava essa canção quando era garoto.

I used to sing this song when I was a boy.

Ela sorriu para mim enquanto cantava uma canção.

She smiled at me while singing a song.

João tocava violão e seu amigo cantava.

João played the guitar and his friend sang.

Um amigo meu cantava na cidade.

A friend of mine used to sing in the city.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Era chamada"A Mulher que Canta"porque cantava o tempo todo.

She was called “The Woman Who Sings” because she sang all the time.

— Incêndios (2010)

Ele tocava o piano e ela cantava.

He played the piano and she sang.

Ele cantava o hino de seu país todos os dias.

He sang his country's anthem every day.

Eu cantava.

I was singing.

Pedi ao Tom que cantasse aquela música que ele sempre cantava.

I asked Tom to sing that song he always sang.

Cantava, oh-oh-oh-oh.

He/she was singing, oh-oh-oh-oh.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Ela sorriu para mim enquanto cantava uma música.

She smiled at me while singing a song.

E a pequena prima Sara sempre cantava para ele dormir.

And his little cousin Sara always sang to him to help him fall asleep.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

O pássaro cantava na árvore.

The bird was singing in the tree.

A Mary disse que cantava muito bem em pequena.

Mary said she sang very well when she was little.

Eu cantava essa canção quando era garota.

I used to sing this song when I was a girl.

Enquanto Kaveriamma me cantava canções de ninar.

While Kaveriamma sang me lullabies.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

É, ela cantava assim.

Yeah, she used to sing like that.

— Paraíso Perdido (2018)