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How to Say "was spending" in Spanish

The Spanish word forwas spendingis pasabaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
VerbA2
time
A happy child is sitting comfortably on a patch of green grass under a large oak tree, deeply engrossed in reading a colorful book, symbolizing time being spent.

Examples

Ella pasaba las tardes leyendo en el jardín.

She used to spend the afternoons reading in the garden.

Yo pasaba mucho tiempo buscando un nuevo apartamento.

I was spending a lot of time looking for a new apartment.

Usted pasaba por un momento difícil el año pasado.

You (formal) were going through a difficult time last year.

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