yo recibía

received, used to receive, was receiving

r e θ i ˈb i a → recibir
recib to receive, to get + ía I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,620
received, used to receive, was receiving
SP: Cada semana recibía una carta de su hermana.
EN: Every week, she received a letter from her sister.
Conjugation of recibir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First recibía —
Third recibía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First recibía —
Third recibía —

La directora recibía a los invitados en las mañanas.

The director received the guests in the mornings.

Hablemos del maltrato que yo recibía por parte del novio de mi madre.

Let's talk about the abuse I received from my mother's boyfriend.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Si recibía mujeres acá.

If he received women here.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

A menudo recibía llamadas anónimas de un hombre.

She often received anonymous calls from a man.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

No, normalmente no recibía nada aquí.

No, I didn't usually receive anything here.

— Zeta (2026)

Si alguien se quejaba, recibía tal paliza que no volvía a hacerlo.

If anyone complained, they received such a beating that they never did it again.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

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