yo conducía

was driving, drove

→ conducir
conduc to drive + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #14,896
was driving, drove The imperfect form describes an ongoing or habitual past action.
SP: Conducía al trabajo todos los días.
EN: I drove to work every day.
Conjugation of conducir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First conducía —
Third conducía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First conducía —
Third conducía —

Sr. Karp, ¿el gobernador conducía el auto?

Mr. Karp, was the governor driving the car?

— Estallido mortal (1981)

¿Entonces ¿quién conducía?

So who was driving?

— Sin piedad (2026)

Se quedó dormido mientras conducía y tuvo un accidente.

He fell asleep while driving and had an accident.

¡Se suponía que Stefan conducía el auto!

Stefan was supposed to be driving the car!

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Cómo conducía el Sr. Delasalle?

How did Mr. Delasalle drive?

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Tom conducía el coche.

Tom was driving the car.

Conducía un camión como el tuyo.

He drove a truck like yours.

— Una película de miedo (2000)

No conducía ella.

She wasn't driving.

— Contratiempo (2017)

¿Quién conducía el coche?

Who was driving the car?

— State and Main (2000)

Quiero decir que conducía de forma privada, fuera de las carreteras.

I mean, I was driving privately, off the roads.

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Antes conducía un taxi y los clientes esperaban conversación.

I used to drive a taxi, and customers expected conversation.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Él cargó con la culpa, pero conducía yo.

He took the blame, but I was the one driving.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Recuerdo que conducía cuando era niño.

I remember driving when I was a child.

— Taxi (1998)

Aquella noche era yo quien conducía, no Lele.

That night I was driving, not Lele.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Si no hubiera estado comiendo mientras conducía, no habría tenido un accidente.

If I hadn’t been eating while driving, I wouldn’t have had an accident.

Jim conducía su coche, silbando alegremente.

Jim was driving his car, whistling happily.

Pero ya conducía el camión de remolque.

But he was already driving the tow truck.

Conducía un pequeño, apestoso taxi Lada.

He drove a small, stinky Lada taxi.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

El joven que conducía el coche estaba borracho.

The young man driving the car was drunk.

Quizá fue un infarto mientras conducía, o quizá el cáncer.

Maybe it was a heart attack while he was driving, or maybe it was the cancer.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Conducía mi papá.

My dad was driving.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

¿Quién conducía?

Who was driving?

Él silbaba alegremente mientras conducía.

He was whistling happily as he drove.

Mi mujer era quien conducía.

My wife was the one driving.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Conducía tranquilo y el Hyundai Equus apareció de la nada.

I was driving calmly when the Hyundai Equus appeared out of nowhere.

— The Chaser (2008)

Yo conducía el coche.

I was driving the car.

— State and Main (2000)

¿Quién conducía el auto?

Who was driving the car?

— Madre (2009)

Un niño conducía un rebaño de ovejas.

A boy was herding a flock of sheep.