yo pintaba

painted, used to paint

p i n ˈt a b a → pintar

pint to paint + aba I/he/she imperfect

verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,817

painted, used to paint The imperfect form can also mean “was painting,” depending on context.

SP: De niña, pintaba flores en su cuaderno.

EN: As a child, I used to paint flowers in my notebook.

Conjugation of pintar

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	pintaba	—
Third	pintaba	—

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	pintaba	—
Third	pintaba	—

Did you know he painted over the city?

— Die Fälscher (2007)

Tom spilled paint on his shirt while painting the fence.

He painted trees, well, one.

— Rebeca (1940)

The colored glass painted colorful images on the church floor.

The artist always painted alone.

The artist always painted alone.

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