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eu pintava

was painting, used to paint

→ pintar
pint to paint, to color, to dye + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #32,694
was painting, used to paint The imperfect tense can describe an action in progress or a repeated action in the past.
PO: Ela pintava a cozinha aos sábados.
EN: She used to paint the kitchen on Saturdays.
Conjugation of pintar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pintava —
Third pintava —

Nada do que eu pintava ficava bom.

Nothing I painted turned out well.

— O Serviço de Entregas da Kiki (1989)

E o que achou para se agarrar enquanto ele pintava sua árvore?

And what did she find to hold on to while he painted his tree?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Ele pintava árvores.

He used to paint trees.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

A criança pintava flores.

The child was painting flowers.

Você quer dizer que ele pintava sempre a mesma árvore?

Do you mean he always painted the same tree?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Tom caiu do andaime enquanto pintava a casa.

Tom fell from the scaffolding while painting the house.

Ele aparecia por lá, pintava.

He would show up there and paint.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)