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Conjugation Chart of “Derretir” (to melt) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Derretir”

The Imperfect Tense of derretir is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, El sol derretía la nieve lentamente. (The sun was melting the snow slowly.)

Derretir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the standard pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Derretir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of derretir is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

Melting or liquefying something: Por ejemplo, el sol derretía la nieve en la montaña. (The sun was melting the snow on the mountain.)

Figurative melting: Por ejemplo, su mirada derretía los corazones de todos. (Her gaze was melting everyone’s hearts.)

Colloquial usage for being infatuated: Por ejemplo, me derretía cada vez que lo veía. (I would melt every time I saw him.)

Real Life Examples of Derretir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, el sol de verano derretía los helados muy rápido. (When I was a child, the summer sun would melt ice cream very quickly.)

La mantequilla se derretía sobre las tostadas calientes. (The butter was melting on the hot toast.)

Mientras caminábamos por la ciudad, se derretían los copos de nieve en nuestros abrigos. (As we walked through the city, the snowflakes were melting on our coats.)

El chocolate se derretía lentamente en la olla. (The chocolate was slowly melting in the pot.)

La cera de las velas se derretía formando un charco. (The candle wax was melting into a puddle.)

El hielo se derretía rápidamente bajo el sol abrasador. (The ice was melting quickly under the scorching sun.)

Vosotros derretíais el queso para hacer nachos. (You all were melting the cheese to make nachos.)

Ellas derretían el chocolate para decorar las galletas. (They were melting the chocolate to decorate the cookies.)

Tú derretías la mantequilla antes de cocinar. (You were melting the butter before cooking.)

Yo derretía un poco de mantequilla para hacer palomitas de maíz. (I was melting some butter to make popcorn.)

Nosotros derretíamos el hielo para tener agua fresca. (We were melting the ice to have fresh water.)

Ellos derretían la cera para hacer velas artesanales. (They were melting the wax to make handcrafted candles.)

Ustedes derretían el chocolate para hacer fondue. (You all were melting the chocolate to make fondue.)

Ella derretía un poco de mantequilla para saltear las verduras. (She was melting some butter to sauté the vegetables.)

Él derretía la cera de abeja para hacer velas naturales. (He was melting the beeswax to make natural candles.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Derretir (to melt) 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.