The preterite of aburrirse is used to express when someone got bored at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I got bored during the movie” – “Me aburrí durante la película.”

This is a regular -ir verb that uses reflexive pronouns. Remember to include the appropriate reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos) before the conjugated verb form to indicate that the feeling of boredom happens to the subject.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of aburrirse expresses specific instances of becoming bored.

To get bored: Describes reaching a state of boredom, for example Me aburrí durante la película (I got bored during the movie), or Se aburrieron en la reunión (They got bored in the meeting).

To become tired of: Indicates losing interest in something, for example Me aburrí de esperar (I got tired of waiting).

Examples

Examples of Aburrirse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me aburrí durante la conferencia. (I got bored during the conference.)

Te aburriste con la película antigua. (You got bored with the old movie.)

Se aburrió en la reunión larga. (He/she got bored in the long meeting.)

Nos aburrimos esperando el autobús. (We got bored waiting for the bus.)

Se aburrieron durante las vacaciones. (They got bored during the vacation.)

Me aburrí tanto que me dormí. (I got so bored that I fell asleep.)

¿Te aburriste en la clase de historia? (Did you get bored in history class?)

Juan se aburrió de jugar solo. (Juan got bored playing alone.)

Nos aburrimos con el documental. (We got bored with the documentary.)

Los niños se aburrieron sin sus juguetes. (The children got bored without their toys.)

Me aburrí de leer el mismo libro. (I got bored reading the same book.)

Te aburriste rápidamente del nuevo juego. (You quickly got bored with the new game.)

Se aburrió de hacer siempre lo mismo. (He/she got bored of always doing the same thing.)

Nos aburrimos en la sala de espera. (We got bored in the waiting room.)

Se aburrieron durante el largo viaje. (They got bored during the long trip.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.