quemaba

In a sentence

• El sol quemaba intensamente en el mediodía.

  The sun burned intensely at midday.

  In this sentence, 'quemaba' is used in the imperfect past tense to describe an ongoing action of the sun's heat burning intensely in the past.

• Quemaba las hojas secas del jardín para preparar el suelo.

  He was burning the dry leaves of the garden to prepare the soil.

  Here, 'quemaba' is used to indicate an action in progress in the past of burning dry leaves as part of an activity of soil preparation.

• El viento quemaba las caras de los caminantes con su fuerza.

  The wind scorched the faces of the walkers with its strength.

  In this sentence, 'quemaba' conveys how the wind metaphorically burned or hurt the faces of the walkers, indicating the intensity of its force in a pastel context.