you used to devote yourself to
Dijiste que te dedicabas al entrenamiento.
You said you worked in training.
— Toni Erdmann (2016)
¿Y antes a qué te dedicabas?
And what did you do before?
— Argentina 1985 (2022)
¿Antes no te dedicabas a escribir?
Didn't you use to write?
— La dolce vita (1960)
¿Y a qué te dedicabas tú?
And what did you do for a living?
— Los lunes al sol (2002)