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eu provava

was tasting, used to taste, was trying, used to try

→ provar
prov taste, try (food) + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,875
was tasting, used to taste The imperfect can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
PO: Eu provava a sopa antes de servir.
EN: I tasted the soup before serving.
was trying, used to try Can mean trying something, such as an activity or an item of clothing.
PO: Ela provava os sapatos antes de comprá-los.
EN: She was trying on the shoes before buying them.
Conjugation of provar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First provava —
Third provava —

Não, eu o provava apenas.

No, I was just tasting it.

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Eu só o provava.

I was just tasting it.

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Eu apenas o provava.

I was just tasting it.

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Era isso que eu teria dito, mesmo sabendo que o sino provava que eu era culpada.

That’s what I would have said, even knowing that the bell proved I was guilty.

Provava, não é?

It tasted good, didn't it?

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)