yo hallaba

found

→ hallar
hall to find + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #45,305
found Often more formal or literary than “encontraba.”
SP: Siempre hallaba una solución a los problemas difíciles.
EN: I always found a solution to difficult problems.
Conjugation of hallar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba —
Third hallaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba —
Third hallaba —

El tesoro se hallaba sepultado en lo más profundo del mar.

The treasure was buried deep in the sea.

La vida de Mary se hallaba envuelta en el escándalo y el misterio.

Mary's life was shrouded in scandal and mystery.

El primer día, me hallaba medio perdido.

On the first day, I was half lost.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Tom desconocía dónde se hallaba su familia.

Tom didn’t know where his family was.