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estaba leyendo
-he was reading
See the entry forestaba leyendo.
estaba leyendo
-I was reading
Imperfect progressiveyoconjugation ofleer.
Imperfect progressiveél/ella/ustedconjugation ofleer.

estaba leyendo

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. he was reading (masculine)
Dice Luis que estaba leyendo en el salón cuando de repente saltó la alarma de incendios.Luis says he was reading in the living room when suddenly the fire alarm went off.
b. she was reading (feminine)
¿Por qué tenía Laura la luz encendida? - Porque estaba leyendo.Why was Laura's light on? - Because she was reading.
c. was reading
Antonia estaba leyendo un libro cuando yo entré en la habitación.Antonia was reading a book when I went into the room.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. you were reading
Estaba leyendo, ¿verdad? Siga, siga, por favor. No quería molestarla.You were reading, weren't you? Continue, please. I didn't mean to disturb you.
a. I was reading
¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando te llamé antes? - Estaba leyendo.What were you doing when I called you before? - I was reading.
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