yo bailaba

danced, was dancing

→ bailar
bail to dance + aba Imperfect past (I/he/she/you form)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #30,608
danced, was dancing
SP: Mi hermana bailaba en casa.
EN: My sister danced at home.
Conjugation of bailar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First bailaba —
Third bailaba bailaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First bailaba —
Third bailaba bailaban

Ella bailaba de alegría.

She danced with joy.

Pero cuando bailaba iluminaba la parte oscura dentro de mí.

But when I danced, I illuminated the dark part within me.

— Audición (2000)

Mary no baila mucho ahora, pero sé que antes bailaba mucho.

Mary doesn’t dance much now, but I know she used to dance a lot.

Tom tocaba el acordeón mientras Mary bailaba.

Tom played the accordion while Mary danced.

Ella bailaba.

She was dancing.

Yo tengo el domicilio de cuando bailaba el pata pata!

I have the address from when I danced the Pata Pata!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Todo el mundo bailaba.

Everyone was dancing.

Él ya bailaba con Madge.

He was already dancing with Madge.

— Picnic (1955)

La gente bailaba en las calles.

People were dancing in the streets.

El que bailaba contigo.

The one who was dancing with you.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Se les pegaba a los hombres cuando bailaba.

They would get close to the men when they danced.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Mi papá bailaba, y su padre antes que él.

My dad danced, and his father before him.