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yo escribía

was writing, used to write, was writing to, used to write to

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escrib to write + ía 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,199
was writing, used to write
SP: Escribía en su diario cada noche.
EN: She wrote in her diary every night.
was writing to, used to write to
SP: Le escribía a su hermana todos los meses.
EN: She wrote to her sister every month.
Conjugation of escribir
Indicative imperfect
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Third escribía —
Subjunctive imperfect
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First escribía —
Third escribía —
escribiera

Escribía poemas haiku.

He wrote haiku poems.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Su tío, periodista, escribía en el Folha.

His uncle, a journalist, wrote for Folha.

Shakespeare escribía tanto tragedia como comedia.

Shakespeare wrote both tragedy and comedy.

No sólo enseñaba en el colegio, también escribía novelas.

He not only taught at the school, he also wrote novels.

Este es el diario que ella escribía.

This is the diary she wrote.

No sé cómo, pero escribía.

I don't know how, but I was writing.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Le escribía en el Facebook, en el mail, en el WhatsApp.

I used to write to him on Facebook, by email, and on WhatsApp.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Así que escribía todo en un diario.

So I wrote everything down in a diary.

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

Mathieu escribía un diario cuando trabajaba en el Fond de l'Etang.

Mathieu kept a diary when he worked at Fond de l'Etang.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Kaveriamma me escribía cartas cada tanto y yo le contestaba.

Kaveriamma would write me letters every now and then, and I would answer her.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Luego escribía mis propias obras.

Then I would write my own works.

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Todos nos preguntábamos quién te escribía.

We were all wondering who was writing to you.

Me dijo que le gustaba lo que escribía y nos hicimos amigos.

They told me they liked what I wrote, and we became friends.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Tom escribía una novela.

Tom was writing a novel.

Solo le escribía a mi amiga, sobre Michelle.

I was just writing to my friend about Michelle.

Le escribía una carta cada día.

He wrote her a letter every day.

En cambio, su letra era hermosa y escribía muy rápido.

On the other hand, her handwriting was beautiful, and she wrote very quickly.

Él me escribía de vez en cuando.

He would write to me from time to time.

Tom escribía.

Tom was writing.