eu lia

was reading, used to read

l i ɐ → ler

verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #21,127

was reading, used to read Imperfect past form of “ler.”

PO: Eu lia um livro antes de dormir.

EN: I used to read a book before bed.

Conjugation of ler

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	lia	—
Third	lia	—

Sami was completely alone, sitting down and reading a book.

Tom had been reading the newspapers daily for the past week.

He was reading a newspaper.

I cried a lot while reading them.

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

When I was young, I read a lot of novels.

He fell asleep while reading a book.

I fell asleep while reading a book.

I used to date a girl who read books.

— Férias de Amor (1955)

While I was walking, I was reading a book.

Leila read every book she could find about camels.

Tom fell asleep while reading.

I fell asleep while reading.

I used to read a lot of books in English.

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