yo soñaba

was dreaming, dreamed

→ soñar
soñ dream + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,178
was dreaming, dreamed Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted).
SP: Anoche soñaba con viajar por España.
EN: Last night I was dreaming about traveling around Spain.
Conjugation of soñar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First soñaba —
Third soñaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First soñaba —
Third soñaba —

Soñé que soñaba.

I dreamed that I was dreaming.

Yo era un guerrero que soñaba en traer la paz.

I was a warrior who dreamed of bringing peace.

— Avatar (2009)

Soñaba contigo.

I dreamed about you.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Él soñaba.

He was dreaming.

Ésta no es la casa que soñaba comprar.

This isn’t the house I dreamed of buying.

Yo soñaba.

I used to dream.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Te dije que soñaba contigo continuamente.

I told you that I dreamed about you constantly.

— Juego sucio (Infernal Affairs) (2002)

Cuando te vi salir volando, pensé que soñaba.

When I saw you fly away, I thought I was dreaming.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)