yo respetaba

respected

→ respetar
respet respect + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,235
respected Imperfect past tense (used for habitual actions or ongoing situations in the past).
SP: Cuando era niño, respetaba a mis maestros.
EN: When I was a child, I respected my teachers.
Conjugation of respetar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First respetaba —
Third respetaba respetaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First respetaba —
Third respetaba respetaban

Nos respetaba todo el pueblo.

The whole town respected us.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Y las respetaba.

And he respected them.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Yo respetaba a Tom.

I respected Tom.

Cuando estábamos frente a la gente, él fingía que me respetaba.

When we were in front of other people, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Tom respetaba a Mary.

Tom respected Mary.

Tom era el único que respetaba a Mary.

Tom was the only one who respected Mary.

Antes te respetaba.

I used to respect you.