No. 8,441 in Polish
pokazywałem
"I was showing" or "I showed."
In a sentence
Wczoraj pokazywałem mojemu koledze, jak korzystać z nowego programu.
Yesterday, I was showing my colleague how to use the new software.
In this sentence, 'pokazywałem' is used as a past continuous verb describing the ongoing action of demonstrating or showing something at a specific time in the past.
Zawsze pokazywałem dzieciom, jak ważne jest czytanie książek.
I always showed children how important it is to read books.
Here, 'pokazywałem' is employed in a habitual past context, signifying a repeated action or behavior that occurred regularly in the past.
W czasie wycieczki pokazywałem turystom najpiękniejsze miejsca w mieście.
During the tour, I was showing the tourists the most beautiful places in the city.
In this example, 'pokazywałem' reflects the role of actively directing and presenting information to others during a specific activity in the past.
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