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yo respiraba

was breathing

→ respirar
respir breathe + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #42,336
was breathing Imperfect tense (past ongoing/habitual).
SP: Cuando llegué, ella respiraba lentamente.
EN: When I arrived, she was breathing slowly.
Conjugation of respirar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First respiraba —
Third respiraba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First respiraba —
Third respiraba —

Acabamos de verlo en la UTI, y parecía que respiraba.

We just saw him in the ICU, and he seemed to be breathing.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Debo decir que se respiraba el aire solemne de una ceremonia.

I must say that the air felt solemn, like that of a ceremony.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Cada vez que respiraba.

Every time I breathed.

— Devdas (2002)

Cuando lo encontramos, respiraba un poco superficial.

When we found him, he was breathing a little shallowly.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Respiraba alto después de correr la maratón entera sin detenerse.

She was breathing heavily after running the entire marathon without stopping.