yo expresaba

expressed, was expressing

→ expresar
expres to express, to put into words + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #50,057
expressed, was expressing The imperfect form can also mean “used to express.”
SP: La carta expresaba su gratitud.
EN: The letter expressed her gratitude.
Conjugation of expresar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First expresaba —
Third expresaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First expresaba —
Third expresaba —

Él se expresaba muy bien en inglés.

He expressed himself very well in English.

Su mirada expresaba su alegría.

Her gaze expressed her joy.

Su sonrisa expresaba alegría.

Her smile expressed joy.

¿Pero recuerda cómo lo expresaba Moreno?

But do you remember how Moreno put it?

— La historia oficial (1985)

Mamá solo le expresaba a la abuela eso.

Mom only expressed that to Grandma.

— पीकू (2015)