yo explicaba

explained, was explaining

→ explicar
explic to explain + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,739
explained, was explaining Depending on context, it can also mean “used to explain.”
SP: La profesora explicaba la respuesta.
EN: The teacher explained the answer.
Conjugation of explicar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First explicaba —
Third explicaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First explicaba —
Third explicaba —

Keith describió el arreglo de Bringobble, que explicaba las piezas de más.

Keith described the Bringobble arrangement, which explained the extra pieces.

Eso explicaba muchas cosas.

That explained a lot.

AutoDoc explicaba lo que le había hecho a tal o cual órgano del cuerpo.

AutoDoc explained what he had done to one body part or another.

Se sabía de memoria todos los diálogos, y yo le explicaba lo que se veía.

He knew all the dialogue by heart, and I explained to him what was happening.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

El pirata explicaba por qué la brújula apunta hacia el Norte.

The pirate explained why the compass points North.

Mi marido nos explicaba una historia divertida.

My husband was telling us a funny story.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)