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Conjugation Chart of “Caminar” (to walk) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Caminar”

The Imperfect Tense of caminar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo caminaba al parque todos los días. (I used to walk to the park every day.)

Caminar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Caminar in the Imperfect Tense

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

Ongoing action in the past: For example, Caminaba al parque todos los días. (I used to walk to the park every day.)

Repeated action in the past: For example, De niño, caminaba a la escuela. (As a child, I would walk to school.)

Description in the past: For example, El camino caminaba por la montaña. (The path wound through the mountain.)

State of being in the past: For example, Caminaba con dificultad debido a su lesión. (He walked with difficulty due to his injury.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, ¡Camina, que no tengo todo el día! (Get a move on, I don’t have all day!)

Real Life Examples of Caminar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo caminaba al parque todos los días para hacer ejercicio. (I used to walk to the park every day to exercise.)

Cuando éramos niños, caminábamos a la escuela porque vivíamos cerca. (When we were kids, we used to walk to school because we lived nearby.)

Ellos caminaban por la ciudad explorando los diferentes barrios. (They used to walk around the city exploring the different neighborhoods.)

Tú caminabas muy rápido, así que yo no podía seguirte el paso. (You used to walk very fast, so I couldn’t keep up with you.)

Nosotros caminábamos en la playa todas las mañanas para ver el amanecer. (We used to walk on the beach every morning to watch the sunrise.)

Ella caminaba al trabajo porque le gustaba disfrutar del aire fresco. (She used to walk to work because she liked to enjoy the fresh air.)

Ustedes caminaban muy lento, por eso llegamos tarde a la reunión. (You all used to walk very slowly, that’s why we arrived late to the meeting.)

Vosotros caminabais por el parque mientras charlábamos sobre la vida. (You all used to walk through the park while we chatted about life.)

Mis abuelos caminaban todas las tardes después de comer para hacer la digestión. (My grandparents used to walk every afternoon after eating to aid digestion.)

Cuando caminaba por las calles de la ciudad, me encantaba observar la arquitectura. (When I used to walk through the city streets, I loved observing the architecture.)

¿Recuerdas cuando caminábamos por el bosque y nos perdimos? Fue una aventura. (Do you remember when we used to walk through the woods and got lost? It was an adventure.)

Los turistas caminaban por la ciudad siguiendo un mapa para no perderse. (The tourists used to walk around the city following a map so they wouldn’t get lost.)

Cada vez que caminaba por el parque, veía a gente haciendo ejercicio o paseando a sus perros. (Every time I used to walk through the park, I would see people exercising or walking their dogs.)

Mis amigos y yo caminábamos al cine los viernes por la noche para ver la película más reciente. (My friends and I used to walk to the movies on Friday nights to see the latest film.)

Cuando caminaba por la ciudad, me encantaba detenerme en las cafeterías locales y probar sus delicias. (When I used to walk around the city, I loved stopping at local cafes and trying their delicacies.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Caminar (to walk) in the Imperfect 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.