No. 11,065 in Spanish
dábamos
"We gave" or "we used to give."
In a sentence
Dábamos regalos a nuestros vecinos cada Navidad.
We used to give gifts to our neighbors every Christmas.
Explanation: The word 'dábamos' is used as the imperfect tense of 'dar', meaning 'to give', indicating a repeated or habitual action in the past.
Cuando éramos pequeños, siempre dábamos comida a los pájaros en el parque.
When we were little, we always used to give food to the birds in the park.
Explanation: Here, 'dábamos' expresses a habitual action in the past, showing how the verb 'dar' is conjugated in the first person plural for past imperfect tense.
En aquel tiempo, dábamos más importancia a pasar tiempo juntos que a trabajar.
At that time, we used to give more importance to spending time together than to working.
Explanation: The sentence uses 'dábamos' to convey the value placed on an action in the past consistently and culturally in a specific era.
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