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yo funcionaba

was working, worked

→ funcionar
funcion function; work + aba I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #31,948
was working, worked Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing situation in the past (e.g., “it was working/used to work”).
SP: Antes, la computadora funcionaba muy bien.
EN: Before, the computer worked very well.
Conjugation of funcionar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First funcionaba —
Third funcionaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First funcionaba —
Third funcionaba —

Nada funcionaba.

Nothing was working.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Este dios funcionaba.

This god worked.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

El sistema funcionaba bien.

The system was working well.

Tom fue quien me enseñó como funcionaba.

Tom was the one who showed me how it worked.

Un alemán nos explicó cómo funcionaba el sistema de transporte público.

A German man explained to us how the public transport system worked.

Nuestra relación sólo funcionaba en la huida.

Our relationship only worked when we were on the run.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Tom explicó como funcionaba el sistema.

Tom explained how the system worked.

El reloj funcionaba, pero la alarma no había sonado.

The clock was working, but the alarm hadn’t gone off.

La meditación funcionaba para el cáncer, y podría hacerlo ahora.

Meditation worked for cancer, and it might work now.

— El club de la lucha (1999)