Arribábamos

Arribábamos is a Spanish verb form. It is the first-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb arribar. The verb arribar generally means to arrive or to reach a destination, especially by sea or air. In this specific form, "arribábamos" translates to "we were arriving" or "we used to arrive" in English.

The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe ongoing actions, habitual actions, or descriptions in the past. Therefore, "arribábamos" would be used in sentences describing a situation where "we" were in the process of arriving at a place, or where arriving at a certain place was a recurring event in the past. For example, "Arribábamos al puerto todas las mañanas" translates to "We used to arrive at the port every morning," indicating a habitual action. Alternatively, "Mientras el sol se ponía, arribábamos a la isla" means "As the sun was setting, we were arriving at the island," describing an ongoing action in the past. The context of the sentence is crucial for determining the precise meaning of "arribábamos."