organizaba

Organizaba is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb organizar, meaning that it conveys ongoing or habitual past action of organizing. It can refer to the first person singular (yo organizaba) or the third person singular (él/ella/usted organizaba) depending on the subject of the sentence.

Morphology and conjugation: Organizar is a regular -ar verb. In the imperfect indicative, the endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. Therefore, forms such as organizaba, organizabas, organizábamos, organizabais, and organizaban are all correct, with the meaning tied to past or repeated actions.

Usage and nuance: Organizada or entrada de la acción describe past activities that were in progress or habitual. It is commonly used in narrative to set background actions or to describe routines in the past. Examples include: “Yo organizaba las reuniones del equipo cada semana” (I used to organize the team meetings every week) or “Cuando llegué, él organizaba el evento” (When I arrived, he was organizing the event). The tense does not express completed action, but rather the ongoing or repeated nature in the past.

Related forms and notes: The verb’s other forms include the preterite organizó (simple past), the future organizará, the participle organizado, and the gerund organizando. The infinitive is organizar, and its related noun form is organización. Care should be taken to distinguish organizaba from organizáramos or organizaras, which belong to other tenses or the imperfect subjunctive.

See also: organizar, organización.