yo ardía

was burning, was on fire

→ arder
ard to burn + ía I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,646
was burning, was on fire
SP: La leña ardía en la chimenea.
EN: The firewood was burning in the fireplace.
Conjugation of arder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ardía —
Third ardía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ardía —
Third ardía —

Una débil vela ardía en la oscuridad.

A dim candle burned in the darkness.

Todo ardía.

Everything was burning.

— Incendios (2010)

Pero el fuego ardía.

But the fire was burning.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Su boca ardía por la pimienta.

Her mouth burned from the pepper.

Ardía en cólera.

He was burning with anger.

Nosotros en pijama vimos desde la banqueta cómo la casa ardía en llamas.

We watched from the sidewalk in our pajamas as the house went up in flames.

— Museo (2018)

El tronco de leña ardía lentamente en el fogón.

The log burned slowly in the stove.