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yo respetaba

respected

→ respetar
respet respect + aba Imperfect past (I/he/she/you form)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,066
respected Can also mean “used to respect,” depending on context.
SP: Respetaba a sus vecinos.
EN: He respected his neighbors.
Conjugation of respetar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First respetaba —
Third respetaba respetaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First respetaba —
Third respetaba respetaban

Cuando estábamos frente a la gente, él fingía que me respetaba.

When we were in front of other people, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Y las respetaba.

And he respected them.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Tom era el único que respetaba a Mary.

Tom was the only one who respected Mary.

Tom respetaba a Mary.

Tom respected Mary.

Antes te respetaba.

I used to respect you.

Chris no había sido exactamente un amigo, pero sí alguien a quien respetaba.

Chris hadn’t exactly been a friend, but he was someone I respected.

Jonan la apreciaba y la respetaba mucho.

Jonan thought very highly of her and respected her a great deal.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Nos respetaba todo el pueblo.

The whole town respected us.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Yo respetaba a Tom.

I respected Tom.