estava morando em

was living in

→ estar

phrase Uncommon #16,438

was living in Used to describe where someone was living at a particular time in the past. The examples use the present-tense forms estou/está morando em, meaning “am/is living in.”

PO: Ela estava morando em Lisboa no ano passado.

EN: She was living in Lisbon last year.

Como você ficou sabendo que Tom não estava morando em Boston?

How did you find out that Tom wasn't living in Boston?

Eu pensei que Tom estava morando em Boston.

I thought Tom was living in Boston.

Eu não estava morando em Boston no ano passado.

I wasn't living in Boston last year.

Tom estava morando em Boston no ano passado.

Tom was living in Boston last year.

Há quanto tempo você estava morando em Boston?

How long had you been living in Boston?

Você não sabia que Tom estava morando em Boston?

Didn't you know that Tom was living in Boston?

Ele estava morando em Argel.

He was living in Algiers.

Eu não sabia que o Tom ainda estava morando em Boston.

I didn't know Tom was still living in Boston.