yo cantaba

I sang

yo cantaba

phrase

1. (first person singular)

a. I sang

Yo cantaba en el coro, pero nunca fui muy buena.

I sang in the choir, but I was never very good.

b. I used to sing

Yo cantaba con Frank Sinatra cuando éramos jóvenes. - ¿De verdad?

I used to sing with Frank Sinatra when we were young. - Really?

c. I was singing

Yo cantaba a toda voz y no me di cuenta que los estudiantes habían entrado al salón.

I was sining out loud and I didn't realize that the students had come into the classroom.