yo caminaba

was walking, walked

→ caminar
camin walk + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #14,758
was walking, walked Imperfect past tense (used for ongoing/repeated actions in the past or background description).
SP: Cuando era niño, caminaba a la escuela todos los días.
EN: When I was a child, I walked to school every day.
Conjugation of caminar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First caminaba —
Third caminaba caminaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First caminaba —
Third caminaba caminaban

Era la primera vez que caminaba a lo largo del río Mogami.

It was the first time I had walked along the Mogami River.

Él caminaba con un bastón en su mano.

He was walking with a cane in his hand.

El anciano caminaba con un bastón.

The old man was walking with a cane.

Dijo que caminaba por el parque todas las mañanas.

He said he walked through the park every morning.

El líder caminaba entre la gente, afuera en la oscuridad.

The leader walked among the people, outside in the darkness.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Se quedó atrás porque caminaba muy despacio.

He fell behind because he was walking very slowly.

Él caminaba lentamente por la calle.

He was walking slowly down the street.

Caminaba a paso rápido.

He walked at a brisk pace.

Tom caminaba silenciosamente por el bosque.

Tom walked silently through the forest.

Ella caminaba y hablaba.

She walked and talked.

Él caminaba con determinación.

He walked with determination.

Caminaba por la casa, se sentaba en su silla, hablaba con su voz.

He walked around the house, sat in his chair, and spoke in his voice.

— Psicosis (1960)

La recuperación fue rápida y en una semana ya caminaba.

The recovery was quick and within a week he was already walking.

Ayer cuando caminaba por la calle fui testigo de un accidente.

Yesterday, while walking down the street, I witnessed an accident.

Bill vio a un conocido que caminaba hacia él, pero no recordaba su nombre.

Bill saw an acquaintance walking towards him, but he couldn't remember his name.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Fue la primera vez que un hombre caminaba sobre la luna.

It was the first time a man had walked on the moon.

No me dejaron irme por el pasillo por donde siempre caminaba.

They wouldn't let me leave through the corridor where I always walked.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Él caminaba en dirección al mar.

He was walking towards the sea.

Tom caminaba por el sendero, silbando una melodía alegre.

Tom walked along the path, whistling a cheerful tune.

El líder caminaba entre la multitud, en la oscuridad.

The leader walked through the crowd, in the darkness.

Ella caminaba veinte millas al día.

She walked twenty miles a day.

Él caminaba tan rápido que no pude seguirlo.

He was walking so fast that I couldn't keep up with him.

El perro caminaba para atrás.

The dog was walking backwards.

Caminaba de puntillas para no despertar al bebé.

She walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.