No. 13,131 in Spanish
preguntaba
"Preguntaba" means "asked" or "was asking," referring to a past action in Spanish.
In a sentence
Siempre me preguntaba si estaba tomando las decisiones correctas.
I always wondered if I was making the right decisions.
Here, 'preguntaba' is used in the past imperfect tense to express an ongoing action or state of wondering 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.
In this case, 'preguntaba' conveys a sense of reflection or internal monologue happening during an ongoing action in the past.
Me preguntaba por qué no habías llegado todavía.
I was wondering why you hadn't arrived yet.
Here, 'preguntaba' again illustrates a state of wondering, providing context for an incomplete aspect of the past.
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