The Imperfect Tense of enfermarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me enfermaba cada invierno. (I used to get sick every winter.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of enfermarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, or to set the scene for another past action.

Getting sick: For example, Cuando era niño, me enfermaba con frecuencia. (When I was a child, I used to get sick frequently.)

Being sick: For example, Mi abuela se enfermaba cada invierno. (My grandmother would get sick every winter.)

Feeling unwell (colloquial): For example, Me estaba enfermando, así que me fui a casa. (I was feeling unwell, so I went home.)

Becoming ill (idiomatic): For example, La situación me estaba enfermando. (The situation was making me ill.)

Examples

Examples of Enfermarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me enfermaba con frecuencia. (When I was a child, I used to get sick frequently.)

El año pasado, mi abuela se enfermaba con cada cambio de estación. (Last year, my grandmother would get sick with every change of season.)

Antes de las vacaciones, todos en la oficina se enfermaban por el estrés. (Before the holidays, everyone at the office would get sick from stress.)

Cada vez que me enfermaba, mi mamá me preparaba una sopa de pollo. (Whenever I would get sick, my mom would make me chicken soup.)

En la universidad, me enfermaba a menudo por estudiar demasiado. (In college, I would often get sick from studying too much.)

Cuando se enfermaban, mis hijos preferían quedarse en casa y ver películas. (When they would get sick, my kids preferred to stay home and watch movies.)

Antes de los exámenes finales, me enfermaba de los nervios. (Before final exams, I would get sick from nerves.)

Cada invierno, mi vecino se enfermaba con la gripe. (Every winter, my neighbor would get the flu.)

Cuando se enfermaban, mis abuelos preferían remedios caseros. (When they would get sick, my grandparents preferred home remedies.)

De niño, me enfermaba cada vez que comía demasiados dulces. (As a child, I would get sick whenever I ate too many sweets.)

En el trabajo, se enfermaban con frecuencia por el estrés. (At work, they would often get sick from stress.)

Cuando viajábamos, nos enfermábamos a veces por el cambio de clima. (When we traveled, we would sometimes get sick from the change in climate.)

Antes de un gran evento, me enfermaba por los nervios. (Before a big event, I would get sick from nerves.)

En la escuela, se enfermaban con frecuencia por no dormir lo suficiente. (At school, they would often get sick from not getting enough sleep.)

Cuando se enfermaban, mis amigos preferían quedarse en casa y descansar. (When they would get sick, my friends preferred to stay home and rest.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) 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.