yo golpeaba

was hitting, was striking

→ golpear
golpe to hit, to strike + aba 1st/3rd-person imperfect past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,224
was hitting, was striking
SP: La lluvia golpeaba las ventanas.
EN: The rain was beating against the windows.
Conjugation of golpear
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First golpeaba —
Third golpeaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First golpeaba —
Third golpeaba —

Él se echó hacia atrás mientras yo golpeaba.

He leaned back as I punched.

¿Por qué no lo denunciaste cuando te golpeaba?

Why didn’t you report him when he was hitting you?

— La decisión de partir (2022)

En realidad, su marido la golpeaba.

In reality, her husband beat her.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

La lluvia torrencial me golpeaba la espalda.

The torrential rain was beating against my back.

¿Ella lo golpeaba?

Was she hitting him?

— Duro de matar (1988)

Me pareció oír que alguien golpeaba la puerta.

I thought I heard someone knocking on the door.

El marido la golpeaba, golpeaba a su mujer.

The husband beat her, he beat his wife.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

La lluvia golpeaba contra las ventanas.

The rain was pounding against the windows.

Una y otra vez, algo golpeaba con fuerza el timón.

Over and over, something slammed hard against the rudder.

Recuerdo que llovía mucho esa noche y el viento golpeaba las ventanas con fuerza.

I remember it was raining heavily that night and the wind was hitting the windows hard.

El vecino golpeaba a su esposa.

The neighbor was hitting his wife.