This is the 13131st most frequent Spanish word.
preguntaba
"Preguntaba" means "asked" or "was asking," referring to a past action in Spanish.
Here, 'preguntaba' is used in the past imperfect tense to express an ongoing action or state of wondering in the past.
Siempre me preguntaba si estaba tomando las decisiones correctas.
I always wondered if I was making the right decisions.
In this case, 'preguntaba' conveys a sense of reflection or internal monologue happening during an ongoing action in the past.
Mientras caminaba por el parque, me preguntaba qué habría dicho.
While walking through the park, I wondered what he might have said.
Here, 'preguntaba' again illustrates a state of wondering, providing context for an incomplete aspect of the past.