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yo negaba

was refusing, refused, was shaking (one’s head)

→ negar
neg to deny + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #53,326
was refusing, refused Often used as “se negaba a” + infinitive or clause, meaning “was refusing to” or “refused to.”
SP: Tom se negaba a esperar.
EN: Tom refused to wait.
was shaking (one’s head) Used with “con la cabeza” to mean shaking one’s head, usually to signal no.
SP: Ella negaba con la cabeza.
EN: She was shaking her head.
Conjugation of negar
SingularPlural
First negarme —
negarnegarlonegarse
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First negaba —
Third negaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First negaba —
Third negaba —

Tom se negaba a irse.

Tom refused to leave.

Mary se negaba a que la ayudara.

Mary refused to let him help her.

El de bigotes, al principio, negaba con la cabeza.

The one with the moustache was shaking his head at first.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

¿Qué es lo que Tom se negaba a cerrar?

What was Tom refusing to close?