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yo cerraba

was closing, used to close

→ cerrar
cerr to close, to shut + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #44,766
was closing, used to close Imperfect past tense: describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
SP: Yo cerraba la puerta todas las noches.
EN: I used to close the door every night.
Conjugation of cerrar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cerraba —
Third cerraba —
cerrara
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cerraba —
Third cerraba —

Estaba tan gordo que el cuello no le cerraba.

He was so fat that his collar wouldn't close.

Escuché que la puerta se cerraba.

I heard the door closing.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Vaya, no sabía que la tienda cerraba tan pronto los domingos por la mañana.

Wow, I didn't know the store closed so early on Sunday mornings.