llevaba un vestido

was wearing a dress

→ llevar
phrase Uncommon #19,049
was wearing a dress Uses the imperfect to describe what someone was wearing in the past.
SP: Cuando llegó a la fiesta, llevaba un vestido azul.
EN: When she arrived at the party, she was wearing a blue dress.

Mary llevaba un vestido naranja.

Mary was wearing an orange dress.

Ella llevaba un vestido rojo.

She was wearing a red dress.

Llevaba un vestido rojo largo hasta los tobillos.

She was wearing a long red dress that reached her ankles.

La novia llevaba un vestido de seda con lunares.

The bride wore a silk dress with polka dots.

Mary llevaba un vestido blanco.

Mary was wearing a white dress.

Ella llevaba un vestido de seda.

She was wearing a silk dress.

Llevaba un vestido negro sencillo pero muy elegante para la ocasión.

She wore a simple but very elegant black dress for the occasion.

Mary llevaba un vestido.

Mary was wearing a dress.

Ella llevaba un vestido blanco.

She was wearing a white dress.

— Perdición (1944)

Llevaba un vestido blanco.

She was wearing a white dress.