estuve coloriendo
-I was coloring
Preterite progressiveyoconjugation ofcolorir.

colorir

colorir(
koh
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loh
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reer
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(general)
a. to color
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Los dibujos ya están listos. Ahora hay que colorirlos.The drawings are ready. Now we have to color them.
b. to colour
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Colorí el cuadro con solo tres colores.I coloured the painting using only three colors.
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