yo sentaba

used to sit, was sitting, suited, looked good on

→ sentar
sent sit + aba yo/él/ella imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,961
used to sit, was sitting Used with me, te, se, or another reflexive pronoun for the meaning “sit.”
SP: Me sentaba junto a la ventana.
EN: I used to sit by the window.
suited, looked good on Used in phrases such as “te sentaba bien” to say that something suited someone or looked good on them.
SP: Ese vestido te sentaba muy bien.
EN: That dress looked very good on you.
Conjugation of sentar
SingularPlural
Second sentarte —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentaba —
Third sentaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentaba —
Third sentaba —

Me sentaba.

I sat down.

"Yo me sentaba casi siempre en el mismo sitio".

I almost always sat in the same spot.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ese vestido te sentaba genial.

That dress looked great on you.

Yo me sentaba con ellos bastante a menudo.

I used to sit with them pretty often.

Ahí es donde me sentaba.

That's where I used to sit.

— El último emperador (1987)

Cada dos semanas, me sentaba con Kat a hablar de la tienda.

Every two weeks, I would sit down with Kat to talk about the shop.