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yo preguntaba

was asking, used to ask

→ preguntar
pregunt to ask + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,990
was asking, used to ask The same form can mean “I was asking” or “he/she was asking.”
SP: A menudo preguntaba por ti.
EN: She often asked about you.
Conjugation of preguntar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First preguntaba —
Third preguntaba preguntaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First preguntaba —
Third preguntaba preguntaban

El turista preguntaba por alojamiento nocturno.

The tourist was asking about overnight accommodation.

Le preguntaba que a dónde se dirige.

I was asking him where he was headed.

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Yo preguntaba muchas cosas.

I asked a lot of questions.

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

Padre preguntaba por ti.

Father was asking about you.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

No, sólo preguntaba.

No, I was just asking.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Solo preguntaba.

I was just asking.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Lo siento, sólo preguntaba.

I'm sorry, I was just asking.

— Guardianes De La Noche (2004)

¡Sólo preguntaba!

I was just asking!

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Le preguntaba qué quiere comer.

I was asking him/her what he/she wants to eat.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Sólo preguntaba, nunca se sabe.

I was just asking; you never know.

— Escondido (2005)

Siempre le preguntaba a mamá en qué trabajabas.

I always asked Mom what you did for a living.

No, te preguntaba porque por ahí en el retiro se te dio por la salud.

No, I was asking because maybe you got into health stuff during the retreat.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Preguntaba por ti.

I was asking about you.

— La ola (2008)

Si alguien preguntaba, debía decir que habíamos estado juntas en el auto.

If anyone asked, I was to say that we had been together in the car.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Pero justo lo que preguntaba mi suegro era, ¿por qué la traen en este momento?

But what my father-in-law was asking was, why are they bringing her here right now?

— Museo (2018)

Hasta ahora sólo PK preguntaba, ahora miles de personas como PK harán preguntas.

Until now, only PK asked questions; now thousands of people like PK will ask questions.

— PK (2014)

Sólo preguntaba.

Just asking.

— Picnic (1955)

¿Me preguntaba si podrías hacerme un favor?

I was wondering if you could do me a favor?

Karen estaba en casa con las niñas y nunca preguntaba nada.

Karen was at home with the girls and never asked any questions.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¿Si alguien preguntaba?

What if someone asked?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)