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yo estudiaba

was studying, studied

→ estudiar
estudi to study + aba Imperfect past (-ar verbs, 1st/3rd singular)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,725
was studying, studied Can mean “I,” “he,” or “she” was studying, depending on context.
SP: Cuando estudiaba, vivía con mis padres.
EN: When I was studying, I lived with my parents.
Conjugation of estudiar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First estudiaba —
Third estudiaba estudiaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First estudiaba —
Third estudiaba estudiaban

Estudiaba en la Academia Stone, pero ya terminé.

I studied at Stone Academy, but I’ve finished now.

¿Sabía que estudiaba en casa de la señora Strong, antes de que viniera?

Did you know she was studying at Mrs. Strong’s house before she came?

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Bob era tímido cuando estudiaba en el instituto.

Bob was shy when he was in high school.

Tom conoció a su esposa cuando estudiaba en Francia.

Tom met his wife while he was studying in France.

Él estudiaba en promedio diez horas al día.

He studied an average of ten hours a day.

Tranquila, sólo hacía que estudiaba.

Don't worry, I was just pretending to study.

— Tesis (1996)

Estudiaba para el examen de leyes.

I was studying for the law exam.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Estudiaba en la facultad.

I was studying at university.

— Tesis (1996)

Comí mientras estudiaba.

I ate while I studied.

Estudiaba cómo volaron las aves.

He was studying how birds flew.

Él estudiaba la manera en que vuelan las aves.

He was studying the way birds fly.

Tom estudiaba.

Tom was studying.

Él ya estudiaba música clásica.

He was already studying classical music.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Me llamaron a filas cuando estudiaba.

I was called up for military service while I was a student.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Estudiaba francés cuando estaba en la prepa.

I studied French when I was in high school.

Eso fue cuando estudiaba, en la escuela.

That was when I was a student, at school.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Eran populares cuando estudiaba.

They were popular when I was a student.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Yo que tú estudiaba.

If I were you, I’d study.

Era un erudito que estudiaba idiomas como yo.

He was a scholar who studied languages like me.

— 虐殺器官 (2017)

Estudiaba de día y trabajaba de noche.

He studied during the day and worked at night.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tom conoció a su esposa cuando estudiaba en Alemania.

Tom met his wife while he was studying in Germany.

Estudiaba latín moderno.

He was studying modern Latin.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

No estudiaba conmigo, sino con Dominique y Pierre.

He didn't study with me, but with Dominique and Pierre.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)