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Conjugation Chart of “Visitar” (to visit) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Visitar”

The Imperfect Tense of visitar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

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

How to Use Visitar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of visitar is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, De joven, visitaba museos con frecuencia. (When I was young, I used to visit museums frequently.)

Describing a past action without specifying its beginning or end: For example, Visitaba a mi amiga los fines de semana. (I used to visit my friend on weekends.)

Describing a past action that was interrupted by another action: For example, Visitaba a mi tía cuando sonó el timbre. (I was visiting my aunt when the doorbell rang.)

Describing a past action that was a habit or routine: For example, De pequeño, visitaba el parque todos los días. (When I was little, I used to visit the park every day.)

Describing a past action that was a state or condition: For example, Visitaba a mi abuela porque estaba enferma. (I used to visit my grandmother because she was sick.)

Real Life Examples of Visitar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

Mis amigos y yo íbamos de vacaciones juntos y visitábamos diferentes ciudades. (My friends and I would go on vacation together and visit different cities.)

Antes de mudarnos, visitábamos varias casas para encontrar la perfecta. (Before moving, we used to visit several houses to find the perfect one.)

Cada vez que visitaba a mi tía, ella me preparaba mi comida favorita. (Every time I visited my aunt, she would make my favorite food.)

Cuando visitábamos museos, siempre leíamos las placas informativas. (When we visited museums, we would always read the informative plaques.)

De joven, visitaba la biblioteca con frecuencia para estudiar. (When I was young, I used to visit the library frequently to study.)

Mis padres visitaban diferentes iglesias antes de elegir una. (My parents used to visit different churches before choosing one.)

Cada año, visitábamos un nuevo país para aprender sobre su cultura. (Every year, we would visit a new country to learn about its culture.)

Cuando visitaba a mis primos, jugábamos videojuegos por horas. (When I visited my cousins, we would play video games for hours.)

En la universidad, visitábamos empresas para conocer diferentes industrias. (In college, we used to visit companies to learn about different industries.)

Mis abuelos visitaban el mercado todos los sábados por la mañana. (My grandparents would visit the market every Saturday morning.)

Cuando visitábamos a nuestros vecinos, siempre llevábamos un regalo. (When we visited our neighbors, we would always bring a gift.)

De niño, visitaba el parque con mis amigos para jugar. (As a child, I used to visit the park with my friends to play.)

Mis tíos visitaban diferentes restaurantes cada fin de semana. (My uncles would visit different restaurants every weekend.)

Antes de comprar un coche nuevo, visitábamos varios concesionarios. (Before buying a new car, we used to visit several dealerships.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Visitar (to visit) 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.