eliminábamos

Eliminábamos is a Spanish verb conjugation. It is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb eliminar. The verb eliminar means "to eliminate," "to remove," "to get rid of," or "to abolish."

The imperfect indicative tense in Spanish is used to describe ongoing actions, habitual actions, or states of being in the past. When combined with the first-person plural pronoun "nosotros" (we), "eliminábamos" translates to "we were eliminating," "we used to eliminate," or "we eliminated" (in a context implying a past habit or ongoing action).

For example, "Nosotros eliminábamos la basura todos los días" translates to "We used to eliminate the trash every day," indicating a habitual action in the past. Another example, "Mientras preparábamos la cena, eliminábamos los ingredientes innecesarios," means "While we were preparing dinner, we were eliminating unnecessary ingredients," describing an action in progress in the past.

The use of "eliminábamos" implies that the action of eliminating was not completed at a specific point in the past but rather occurred over a period of time, was repeated, or was ongoing. It is a common conjugation used in spoken and written Spanish to describe past events and situations.