No. 7,661 in Catalan
caminava
"Walked" or "was walking" (imperfect tense of "caminar").
In a sentence
Ell caminava pel parc mentre pensava en el seu futur.
He was walking through the park while thinking about his future.
In this sentence, 'caminava' is used to express the past continuous tense describing an ongoing action in the past, specifically walking in the park.
Ahir, quan caminava cap a casa, va començar a ploure.
Yesterday, when I was walking home, it started to rain.
Here, 'caminava' indicates an action that was happening in the past when another action (it started to rain) interrupted it.
Caminava tranquil·lament mentre escoltava música.
I was walking peacefully while listening to music.
The usage of 'caminava' in this example highlights a calm and ongoing activity of walking conducted in the past.
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