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yo caminaba

was walking, used to walk

→ caminar
camin to walk + aba 1st/3rd-person imperfect past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,335
was walking, used to walk Can refer to “I” or “he/she/you (formal)” depending on context.
SP: Él caminaba por el parque.
EN: He was walking through the park.
Conjugation of caminar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First caminaba —
Third caminaba caminaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First caminaba —
Third caminaba caminaban

Él caminaba tan rápido que no pude seguirlo.

He was walking so fast that I couldn't keep up with him.

Ella caminaba veinte millas al día.

She walked twenty miles a day.

Caminaba por la casa, se sentaba en su silla, hablaba con su voz.

He walked around the house, sat in his chair, and spoke in his voice.

— Psicosis (1960)

Tom caminaba silenciosamente por el bosque.

Tom walked silently through the forest.

Caminaba a paso rápido.

He walked at a brisk pace.

Ella caminaba y hablaba.

She walked and talked.

Se quedó atrás porque caminaba muy despacio.

He fell behind because he was walking very slowly.

Él caminaba con determinación.

He walked with determination.

Keith era joven, delgado y de cabello negro, y caminaba como un bailarín.

Keith was young, slender, and black-haired, and he walked like a dancer.

El perro caminaba para atrás.

The dog was walking backwards.

Caminaba de puntillas para no despertar al bebé.

She walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.

El anciano caminaba con un bastón.

The old man was walking with a cane.

El líder caminaba entre la gente, afuera en la oscuridad.

The leader walked among the people, outside in the darkness.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Fue la primera vez que un hombre caminaba sobre la luna.

It was the first time a man had walked on the moon.

Le hacía unos papeles sellados, y él los caminaba.

I’d make up some stamped papers for him, and he’d walk them over.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

No me dejaron irme por el pasillo por donde siempre caminaba.

They wouldn't let me leave through the corridor where I always walked.

— La única opción (2025)

Él caminaba lentamente por la calle.

He was walking slowly down the street.

Caminaba por el muelle cuando unos carteristas la asaltaron.

She was walking along the pier when some pickpockets robbed her.

Bill vio a un conocido que caminaba hacia él, pero no recordaba su nombre.

Bill saw an acquaintance walking towards him, but he couldn't remember his name.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

El líder caminaba entre la multitud, en la oscuridad.

The leader walked through the crowd, in the darkness.

La recuperación fue rápida y en una semana ya caminaba.

The recovery was quick and within a week he was already walking.

Ayer cuando caminaba por la calle fui testigo de un accidente.

Yesterday, while walking down the street, I witnessed an accident.

Era la primera vez que caminaba a lo largo del río Mogami.

It was the first time I had walked along the Mogami River.

Dijo que caminaba por el parque todas las mañanas.

He said he walked through the park every morning.