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yo peleaba

was fighting, was arguing

→ pelear
pele to fight, to argue + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #53,254
was fighting, was arguing The imperfect form can also mean “used to fight” or “used to argue,” depending on context.
SP: La gente peleaba por la comida.
EN: People were fighting over the food.
Conjugation of pelear
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First peleaba peleábamos
Third peleaba peleaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First peleaba peleábamos
Third peleaba peleaban

¿Se peleaba con ratas o con todo el ejército alemán?

Was he fighting rats or the entire German army?

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Se peleaba constantemente.

He was constantly fighting.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

La gente peleaba por los suministros.

People were fighting over supplies.

La gente se peleaba por entrar acá.

People were fighting to get in here.

— Museo (2018)