The Imperfect Tense of montar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana. (I used to ride a horse every weekend.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

To ride: For example, Cuando era niño, montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana. (When I was a child, I used to ride horses every weekend.)

To mount or assemble: For example, Mi hermano montaba muebles para ganar dinero extra. (My brother used to assemble furniture to earn extra money.)

To set up or install (colloquial): For example, Montábamos una fiesta en casa cada fin de mes. (We used to throw a party at home every end of the month.)

To have sex (vulgar): For example, Mi amigo presumía de que montaba con chicas diferentes cada fin de semana. (My friend used to brag that he had sex with different girls every weekend.)

Examples

Examples of Montar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana cuando era niño. (I used to ride horses every weekend when I was a child.)

Ellos montaban la tienda de campaña con mucho cuidado para no romperla. (They would set up the tent very carefully so as not to break it.)

Tú montabas en bicicleta por el parque todas las tardes. (You used to ride your bike through the park every afternoon.)

Nosotros montábamos un espectáculo de magia para nuestros padres. (We would put on a magic show for our parents.)

Vosotros montabais un gran escándalo cada vez que veníais a casa. (You all used to make a huge fuss every time you came home.)

Ella montaba un caballo blanco y hermoso. (She would ride a beautiful white horse.)

Ustedes montaban un negocio de venta de artesanías. (You all used to run a craft business.)

Él montaba en monopatín por las calles de la ciudad. (He used to skateboard through the city streets.)

¿Montabas tú la guardia por las noches? (Did you use to stand guard at night?)

Mis amigos y yo montábamos fiestas en mi casa cuando mis padres no estaban. (My friends and I would throw parties at my house when my parents weren’t home.)

¿Montabais vosotros un espectáculo de títeres para los niños? (Did you all used to put on a puppet show for the children?)

Ellas montaban un puesto de limonada en el verano. (They would set up a lemonade stand in the summer.)

Yo montaba en moto por las carreteras sinuosas. (I used to ride my motorcycle on the winding roads.)

¿Montaban ustedes un circo ambulante? (Did you all used to run a traveling circus?)

Tú montabas un escándalo cada vez que perdías un juego. (You used to make a scene every time you lost a game.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride) 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.