yo recibía

was receiving, used to receive

r e θ i ˈb i a → recibir
recib receive, get + ía I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,909
was receiving, used to receive Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted form), used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
SP: Antes recibía muchas cartas de mi abuela.
EN: Before, I used to receive many letters from my grandmother.
Conjugation of recibir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First recibía —
Third recibía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First recibía —
Third recibía —

La directora recibía a los invitados en las mañanas.

The director received the guests in the mornings.

No, normalmente no recibía nada aquí.

No, I didn't usually receive anything here.

— Zeta (2026)

A menudo recibía llamadas anónimas de un hombre.

She often received anonymous calls from a man.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Si alguien se quejaba, recibía tal paliza que no volvía a hacerlo.

If anyone complained, they received such a beating that they never did it again.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Si recibía mujeres acá.

If he received women here.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

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