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yo avanzaba

was progressing, was making progress, was moving forward, was advancing

→ avanzar
avanz to move forward, to advance, to make progress + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,824
was progressing, was making progress For a third-person singular subject.
SP: El proyecto avanzaba poco a poco.
EN: The project was progressing little by little.
was moving forward, was advancing For a third-person singular subject.
SP: El autobús avanzaba lentamente por la calle.
EN: The bus was moving slowly down the street.
Conjugation of avanzar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First avanzaba —
Third avanzaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First avanzaba —
Third avanzaba —

Me aburría cada vez más a medida que el discurso avanzaba.

I got more and more bored as the speech went on.

Northstar avanzaba a buen ritmo entre las olas.

Northstar was making good progress through the waves.

Con cuatro pares de manos, la segunda red avanzaba a buen ritmo.

With four pairs of hands, the second net was coming along nicely.

El tiempo pasaba rápido y el trabajo no avanzaba en absoluto.

Time was passing quickly, and the work wasn’t progressing at all.

Una caravana de cincuenta camellos avanzaba lentamente por el desierto.

A caravan of fifty camels was slowly advancing through the desert.

El tiempo pasaba rápido y el trabajo no avanzaba nada.

Time was passing quickly, and the work wasn't progressing at all.