formaba parte de

was part of

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was part of The imperfect tense of formar parte de, used for something that was part of something else in the past or used to be part of it.
SP: La música formaba parte de nuestra rutina diaria.
EN: Music was part of our daily routine.

Formaba parte de Uttar Pradesh, ¿cierto?

It was part of Uttar Pradesh, right?

— स्वदेस (2004)

Puedo decir, que no formaba parte de su programa original.

I can say that it was not part of their original program.

— Mother Night (1996)

Bebidas, aperitivos y juegos, todo formaba parte de la fiesta.

Drinks, snacks and games, it was all part of the party.

La gente como mi padre nunca podría entenderlo, pero yo formaba parte de algo.

People like my father could never understand it, but I was part of something.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)