se ponía

would get

→ se
phrase Rare #36,192
would get Describes someone or something becoming a certain way, often habitually in the past.
SP: Se ponía nerviosa antes de cada examen.
EN: She would get nervous before every exam.

A medida que él hablaba, se ponía cada vez más entusiasmado.

As he spoke, he became more and more enthusiastic.

Sí, siempre se ponía así.

Yes, she always acted like that.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Si hasta se ponía nerviosa al hablar del tema.

She even got nervous talking about it.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

La historia se ponía más y más interesante.

The story was getting more and more interesting.

El clima se ponía cada vez peor.

The weather was getting worse and worse.

Su pene no se ponía duro.

His penis wouldn't get hard.

— The Chaser (2008)

Ahí se ponía mucho más violento.

That’s where it got much more violent.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Se ponía ahí delante y se le pasaban todos los males.

She would stand there in front of it and all her troubles would disappear.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Me dejaba jugar en aquella gigantesca cocina y Jen se ponía celosa.

She would let me play in that gigantic kitchen, and Jen would get jealous.

— 飲食男女 (1994)