yo firmaba

was signing, signed, used to sign

→ firmar
firm to sign + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #53,752
was signing, signed, used to sign The imperfect form can describe an ongoing action or a repeated past action.
SP: Ella firmaba los recibos antes de irse.
EN: She signed the receipts before leaving.
Conjugation of firmar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First firmaba —
Third firmaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First firmaba —
Third firmaba —

Mi hermano los firmaba todos en aquella época.

My brother used to sign them all back then.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Estaba bien mientras firmaba los cheques para pagar los estudios.

It was fine as long as I was signing the checks to pay for the studies.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Nunca supo lo que firmaba.

He never knew what he was signing.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Y que, cuando firmó mi ingreso, sabía lo que firmaba.

And that when he signed my admission papers, he knew what he was signing.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)