yo hallaba

found

→ hallar
hall to find + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #45,097
found Often more formal or literary than “encontraba.”
SP: Siempre hallaba una solución a los problemas difíciles.
EN: I always found a solution to difficult problems.
Conjugation of hallar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba
Third hallaba
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba
Third hallaba

El tesoro se hallaba sepultado en lo más profundo del mar.

The treasure was buried deep in the sea.

Tom desconocía dónde se hallaba su familia.

Tom didn’t know where his family was.

La vida de Mary se hallaba envuelta en el escándalo y el misterio.

Mary's life was shrouded in scandal and mystery.

El primer día, me hallaba medio perdido.

On the first day, I was half lost.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)