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yo usaba

used (to use)

u ˈs a b a → usar
us use + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #10,761
used (to use) Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted): can mean “I used” or “he/she/you (formal) used,” often implying a habitual or ongoing past action.
SP: Cuando era niño, usaba bicicleta para ir a la escuela.
EN: When I was a child, I used a bike to go to school.
Conjugation of usar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First usaba —
Third usaba usaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First usaba —
Third usaba usaban

Averigua qué ropa usaba el tipo.

Find out what the guy was wearing.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Quieres el traje que usaba ella.

You want the suit she wore.

Usaba mucha cebolla, para mi gusto.

It used too much onion for my taste.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

La chica usaba bragas rosas.

The girl was wearing pink panties.

Él siempre usaba abrigo.

He always wore a coat.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Usaba sombrero negro.

He wore a black hat.

Sandra, averigua si usaba camisa blanca y corbata, ¿de acuerdo?

Sandra, find out if he was wearing a white shirt and tie, okay?

— Un día de furia (1993)

Una agenda que encontré en un abrigo que no usaba desde hace una eternidad.

A planner I found in a coat I hadn't worn in ages.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Este es el número de otro teléfono que usaba Lim Ho-shin.

This is the number of another phone that Lim Ho-shin used.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Usaba el rugibol para no pensar.

I used rugby to avoid thinking.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

El ábaco se usaba mucho en la Edad Media.

The abacus was widely used in the Middle Ages.

Él usaba zapatos viejos.

He wore old shoes.

Ella usaba una cinta amarilla.

She was wearing a yellow ribbon.

Siempre usaba condones con tu madre.

I always used condoms with your mother.

— Nadie sabe (2004)

Ya sabes, usaba esteroides.

You know, I used steroids.

Usaba palomas en sus experimentos.

He used pigeons in his experiments.

Luis XVI usaba una piedra fabulosa llamada el Diamante Azul de la Corona.

Louis XVI wore a fabulous stone called the Blue Diamond of the Crown.

— Titanic (1997)

Yo lo usaba cuando estaba en China el verano pasado.

I used it when I was in China last summer.

Siempre los usaba cuando llegaba a casa.

I always used them when I got home.

— Kajaki (2014)

Y dicen que él me usaba.

And they say he was using me.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

La niña usaba listones rojos en su pelo.

The girl wore red ribbons in her hair.

Yo usaba muñecos y él almas para tratar de alcanzar el origen de los humanos.

I used dolls and he used souls to try to reach the origin of humans.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Tom era casado, pero no usaba anillo.

Tom was married, but he didn’t wear a ring.

Tobías usaba una linterna.

Tobias was using a flashlight.

Canceló el seguro porque nunca lo usaba y prefería ahorrar ese dinero cada mes.

He cancelled the insurance because he never used it and preferred to save that money each month.

Mayuko usaba una corona de flores.

Mayuko wore a flower crown.

Wild Bill lo usaba en los juegos de hockey.

Wild Bill used it in hockey games.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Usaba auriculares caros.

I used expensive headphones.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ella le mostró cómo se usaba el nuevo programa.

She showed him how to use the new program.

En el pasado, la gente usaba diligencias para viajar.

In the past, people used stagecoaches to travel.

Sí, es el mismo marco de soporte que usaba Van Gogh.

Yes, it's the same support frame that Van Gogh used.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Ella usaba un sombrero negro.

She was wearing a black hat.

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usada u ˈs a d a