conducía

kon-doo-SEE-ah/kon.duˈsi.a/

“conducía” means “was driving” in Spanish (operating a vehicle in the past).

was driving, used to drive

Also: was leading

VerbA2irregular ir

Latin AmericaSpain

A person sitting in the driver's seat of a classic blue car, holding the steering wheel and looking ahead at a winding road.

gerundconduciendo

past Participleconducido

infinitiveconducir

📝 In Action

Yo conducía despacio porque había mucha niebla.

I was driving slowly because it was very foggy.

Mi abuelo conducía un camión muy grande.

My grandfather used to drive a very big truck.

El detective conducía la investigación con cuidado.

The detective was leading the investigation carefully.

Word Connections

Synonyms

manejaba (was driving (common in Latin America))
guiaba (was guiding/leading)

Antonyms

paraba (was stopping)

Common Collocations

conducía con cuidado – was driving carefully
conducía hacia – was driving towards

Idioms & Expressions

conducir al huerto – To lead someone to a garden (literal); means to trick or sweet-talk someone into doing something.

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescondujeran

yocondujera

túcondujeras

vosotroscondujerais

nosotroscondujéramos

él/ella/ustedcondujera

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconduzcan

yoconduzca

túconduzcas

vosotrosconduzcáis

nosotrosconduzcamos

él/ella/ustedconduzca

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedescondujeron

yoconduje

túcondujiste

vosotroscondujisteis

nosotroscondujimos

él/ella/ustedcondujo

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesconducían

yoconducía

túconducías

vosotrosconducíais

nosotrosconducíamos

él/ella/ustedconducía

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconducen

yoconduzco

túconduces

vosotrosconducís

nosotrosconducimos

él/ella/ustedconduce

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Words that translate to "conducía" in Spanish:

was driving→was leading→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: conducía

Question 1 of 2

If you want to say 'He was driving when it started to rain,' which word fits best?

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👥 Word Family▼

conducir(to drive) — Verb

conductor(driver) — Noun

conducción(driving/management) — Noun

🎵 Rhymes▼

vivía comíaalegría

📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin 'conducere', which means 'to bring together' or 'to lead.' It's made of 'con-' (together) and 'ducere' (to lead).

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: conductItalian: condurre

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'conducía' regular or irregular?

The verb 'conducir' is irregular in many tenses (like 'conduzco' or 'conduje'), but the form 'conducía' actually follows the regular pattern for -ir verbs in this specific past tense (the imperfect).