Formalizaba

Formalizaba is a Spanish verb, the imperfect indicative form of the verb formalizar. The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe ongoing actions, habitual actions, or states of being in the past. Therefore, "formalizaba" translates to "was formalizing," "used to formalize," or "would formalize" in English, depending on the context.

The verb "formalizar" itself means to make something formal, to give it official form, or to put something into a formal state or structure. This can apply to various situations, such as formalizing an agreement, formalizing a business process, formalizing a relationship, or formalizing a concept. When "formalizaba" is used, it indicates that this process of making something formal was in progress or habitually occurred at some point in the past. For example, "Él formalizaba los contratos cada lunes" means "He used to formalize the contracts every Monday," suggesting a regular, past habit. Similarly, "Ella formalizaba su solicitud cuando recibió la llamada" means "She was formalizing her application when she received the call," indicating an action in progress when another event occurred. The specific meaning of "formalizaba" is thus determined by the subject performing the action and the overall context of the sentence.