was eating, used to eat
Tom comía en silencio.
Tom ate in silence.
Nos iba a dejar en la calle con todo lo que comía.
He was going to leave us destitute with all the eating he did.
— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)
Tom le contó a su hijo la historia de un monstruo que comía niños.
Tom told his son the story of a monster that ate children.
Tom comía todas sus comidas en su cuarto.
Tom ate all his meals in his room.