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No. 9,815 in Spanish

bailaba

"Was dancing" or "used to dance" (past tense of bailar).

In a sentence

  • Bailaba en las fiestas de mi infancia.

    I used to dance at the parties of my childhood.

    The word 'bailaba' is used to describe a repeated or habitual action in the past.

  • Ella bailaba mientras yo tocaba la guitarra.

    She was dancing while I was playing the guitar.

    Here, 'bailaba' expresses an ongoing past action occurring simultaneously with another action.

  • No sabía si bailaba bien en aquel momento.

    I didn't know if she was dancing well at that moment.

    In this sentence, 'bailaba' refers to an action taking place at a specific time in the past.

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