yo latía

was beating

→ latir
lat beat + ía imperfect (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,175
was beating Imperfect past tense of "latir"; used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
SP: Mi corazón latía muy rápido cuando corría.
EN: My heart was beating very fast when I ran.
Conjugation of latir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First latía —
Third latía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First latía —
Third latía —

Le sacaron los ojos mientras su corazón aún latía.

They gouged out his eyes while his heart was still beating.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

El corazón le latía fuerte cuando la vio entrar por la puerta.

His heart was beating fast when he saw her come through the door.

Su corazón latía de emoción.

Her heart was pounding with excitement.

Escuchaba sus pasos y mi corazón latía, latía, latía.

I could hear his footsteps, and my heart was pounding, pounding, pounding.

— Devdas (2002)

Latía, latía, latía.

It was beating, beating, beating.

— Devdas (2002)

El corazón le latía rápido por los nervios de la presentación.

Her heart was beating fast because of the nerves of the presentation.

Su corazón latía lentamente.

His heart was beating slowly.