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How to Say "was catching" in Spanish

The Spanish word forwas catchingis tomabaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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transportation
A colorful illustration showing a person with a small backpack stepping onto the entrance of a bright yellow bus, indicating they were catching transportation.

Examples

Antes, él **tomaba** el autobús para ir a trabajar.

Before, he used to take the bus to go to work.

La junta **tomaba** decisiones muy importantes cada mes.

The board used to make very important decisions every month.

Using 'Hacer' for Decisions

Mistake:Decir 'hacía una decisión' para 'was making a decision'.

Correction: The correct verb is 'tomar': 'tomaba una decisión'.

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