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yo conseguía

was managing to, was able to

→ conseguir
consegu obtain; manage to get + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,123
was managing to, was able to
SP: No conseguía dormir con tanto ruido.
EN: I couldn't sleep with so much noise.
Conjugation of conseguir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First conseguía —
Third conseguía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First conseguía —
Third conseguía —

Sí, como le he dicho, no conseguía mantener los ojos abiertos.

Yes, as I told you, I couldn't keep my eyes open.

— Psicosis (1960)

No conseguía encender la vela porque la mecha era demasiado corta.

I couldn't light the candle because the wick was too short.

Él conseguía buenos ingredientes a buenos precios y cocinaba mucho mejor que yo.

He got good ingredients at good prices and cooked much better than I did.

Yo tenía un contacto, lo que era raro, ya que no se conseguía una mierda.

I had a contact, which was strange, since you couldn't get anything out of it.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

He intentado llamar de vuelta, pero no lo conseguía.

I tried calling back, but I couldn't get through.

— El Infierno (2010)

En fin, él me conseguía todos los autos para hacer las escenas de riesgo.

Anyway, he got me all the cars to do the stunt scenes.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

No conseguía trabajo, y ella, en vez de apoyarme, me trataba como a un inútil.

I couldn't find a job, and instead of supporting me, she treated me like I was useless.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Él no conseguía decidir qué dirección tomar.

He couldn't decide which direction to take.

Ella siempre conseguía lo que quería.

She always got what she wanted.