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yo consumía

was consuming, used to consume, was wasting away

→ consumir
consum to consume, to use + ía yo/he/she/usted imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,205
was consuming, used to consume With drugs, this means “was using” or “used to use.”
SP: Mi hermano consumía mucha energía en el trabajo.
EN: My brother used to consume a lot of energy at work.
was wasting away Used reflexively: se consumía.
SP: El enfermo se consumía poco a poco.
EN: The sick man was wasting away little by little.
Conjugation of consumir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First consumía —
Third consumía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First consumía —
Third consumía —

¿Qué consumía?

What did he/she consume?

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

La mujer sospechaba que su hijo consumía drogas.

The woman suspected that her son was using drugs.

Sin pensar ni una vez que yo me consumía con ellos.

Without once thinking that I was wasting away along with them.

— Devdas (2002)

Oye, no necesitábamos al violinista, sólo consumía nuestro combustible.

Hey, we didn't need the violinist; he was just using up our fuel.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

También consumía drogas.

He also used drugs.

— Audición (2000)

Quizá consumía cocaína.

Perhaps he used cocaine.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Yo me consumía día y noche.

I was wasting away day and night.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)