estudiaba
Estudiaba is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb estudiar, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. It can indicate activities that were taking place at a certain time or repeatedly in the past, and it is often used to set scenes in narratives or to contrast with completed actions expressed in the preterite.
Conjugation in the imperfect tense (AR verbs) includes: yo estudiaba, tú estudiabas, él/ella/usted estudiaba, nosotros estudiábamos,
Usage-wise, estu diaba signals that the action of studying was not bounded by a definite end or
Examples: Cuando era estudiante, estudiaba por las noches. Ayer no tuve tiempo y no estudiaba, así que
Etymology: estudiar derives from the Latin studēre and related to studium, meaning study or zeal. The form