No. 14,104 in Spanish
terminaba
"Terminaba" is the imperfect tense of "terminar," meaning "was ending" or "used to end."
In a sentence
Cuando terminaba de trabajar, solía pasear por el parque.
When I was finishing work, I usually took a walk in the park.
The word 'terminaba' is used here in the imperfect tense to describe an action that used to happen regularly in the past, focusing more on the progression than the completion of the action.
Ella siempre terminaba sus tareas antes de la cena.
She always finished her homework before dinner.
In this instance, 'terminaba' is employed to emphasize a habitual action in the past where the action of finishing homework occurred repeatedly.
Terminaba hablando con sus amigos por horas.
He or she ended up talking with his or her friends for hours.
Here 'terminaba' is used to suggest a conclusion of an action leading to a subsequent situation or result in the past.
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