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eu respondia

answered, was answering, replied, was replying

→ responder
respond to answer, to reply + ia imperfect past (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,694
answered, was answering, replied, was replying The past imperfect form can describe an ongoing or habitual action.
PO: Ela respondia às mensagens à noite.
EN: She answered the messages at night.
Conjugation of responder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First respondia —
Third respondia —

Ela não respondia.

She wasn't responding.

Eu te liguei, mas não me respondia.

I called you, but you didn't answer.

— O Hospedeiro (2006)

Oleg sempre respondia às perguntas rapidamente.

Oleg always answered questions quickly.

Mas eu respondia outra coisa.

But I answered something else.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Mas não me respondia.

But he didn't answer me.

— Volver (2006)