yo nadaba

was swimming, used to swim

→ nadar
nad swim + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,820
was swimming, used to swim
SP: Cuando era niña, nadaba todos los días.
EN: When I was a girl, I used to swim every day.
Conjugation of nadar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First nadaba —
Third nadaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First nadaba —
Third nadaba —

Él nadaba hasta no poder nadar más.

He swam until he couldn't swim anymore.

Ella lo miraba como nadaba.

She watched him as he swam.

Vi a la chica que nadaba en el río.

I saw the girl swimming in the river.

El pez nadaba en el agua.

The fish was swimming in the water.

Mary dijo que no nadaba bien.

Mary said that she wasn't a good swimmer.

Nadaba más rápido cuando era joven.

I used to swim faster when I was younger.