No. 2,755 in Spanish
llevaba
"Used to carry," "used to wear," or "was carrying/wearing" (past tense of "llevar").
In a sentence
Ella llevaba un vestido rojo en la fiesta.
She was wearing a red dress at the party.
In this sentence, 'llevaba' refers to an action expressing the habitual or continuous wearing of a dress during a past event.
Durante años, él llevaba la responsabilidad de cuidar de su familia.
For years, he carried the responsibility of taking care of his family.
Here, 'llevaba' expresses the past habitual action of carrying out the duty of caring for his family.
Llevaba horas esperando el autobús bajo la lluvia.
He had been waiting for the bus for hours in the rain.
In this sentence, 'llevaba' is used to describe the duration of time the person had been waiting for the bus in the past.
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