How to Say "was quitting" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “was quitting” is “dejaba” — B1 level.
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verbB1
describing a continuous attempt to quit
Examples
Cuando era niño, dejaba de comer dulces por una semana.
When I was a child, I used to stop eating sweets for one week (as a habit).
Ella dejaba de hablar cada vez que entraba el director.
She used to stop talking every time the director entered.
The Structure for Quitting
To express stopping a past action, you must use the structure 'dejaba + de + infinitive (base verb form).' The 'de' is essential!
Missing 'de'
Mistake: “Yo dejaba comer (I used to leave/allow eating)”
Correction: Yo dejaba de comer (I used to stop eating). Adding 'de' changes the meaning from 'allow' to 'stop.'
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