The Imperfect Tense of volar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Cuando era niño, volaba cometas en el parque. (When I was a child, I used to fly kites in the park.)

Volar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Volar (to fly) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of volar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Literal meaning (to fly): For example, cuando era niño, volaba cometas en el parque. (When I was a child, I used to fly kites in the park.)

Figurative meaning (to soar or move quickly): For example, el tiempo volaba cuando estaba con mis amigos. (Time flew by when I was with my friends.)

Idiomatic meaning (to be high or intoxicated): For example, después de fumar tanto, estaba volando. (After smoking so much, I was flying high.)

Colloquial meaning (to be distracted or daydreaming): For example, ¡Deja de volar y presta atención! (Stop daydreaming and pay attention!)

Examples

Examples of Volar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, volaba cometas en el parque. (When I was a child, I used to fly kites in the park.)

Ella volaba a menudo a otras ciudades por negocios. (She often flew to other cities for business.)

Los pájaros volaban en círculos sobre el lago. (The birds flew in circles over the lake.)

¿Volabas mucho cuando eras joven? (Did you fly a lot when you were young?)

El tiempo volaba cuando estábamos juntos. (Time flew when we were together.)

Los rumores volaban por toda la oficina. (Rumors were flying around the whole office.)

Nosotros volábamos a la playa cada verano. (We used to fly to the beach every summer.)

Ellos volaban en un avión privado. (They flew on a private plane.)

Tú volabas muy alto con tu imaginación. (You used to fly so high with your imagination.)

Las ideas volaban de un lado a otro durante la reunión. (Ideas were flying back and forth during the meeting.)

Ustedes volaban a menudo a destinos exóticos. (You often flew to exotic destinations.)

Vosotros volabais en aviones pequeños sobre la ciudad. (You used to fly in small planes over the city.)

El dinero volaba de sus manos, gastándolo todo. (Money flew out of their hands, spending it all.)

Las horas volaban mientras leía su libro favorito. (The hours flew by while reading their favorite book.)

Ellas volaban a casa para las vacaciones. (They used to fly home for the holidays.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Volar (to fly) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.