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Conjugation Chart of “Calentarse” (to warm up) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Calentarse”

The Imperfect Tense of calentarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me calentaba al sol todos los días. (I used to warm myself in the sun every day.)

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

How to Use Calentarse in the Imperfect Tense

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

To get warm or heated: For example, Me calentaba al sol en la playa. (I was getting warm in the sun at the beach.)

To heat up (food or object): For example, Calentaba la comida en el microondas. (I was heating up the food in the microwave.)

To get excited or worked up (colloquial): For example, Se calentaba mucho cuando discutíamos. (He would get really worked up when we argued.)

To get aroused (vulgar): For example, Se calentaba viendo esas revistas. (He would get aroused looking at those magazines.)

Real Life Examples of Calentarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me calentaba rápidamente al jugar al aire libre. (When I was a child, I would get warm quickly while playing outside.)

El clima se calentaba mucho durante el verano. (The weather would get very hot during the summer.)

Antes de la carrera, los corredores se calentaban haciendo ejercicios de estiramiento. (Before the race, the runners would warm up by doing stretching exercises.)

La discusión se calentaba cada vez más entre los dos amigos. (The discussion was getting more and more heated between the two friends.)

Cuando nos calentábamos demasiado, tomábamos un descanso para refrescarnos. (When we were getting too warm, we would take a break to cool off.)

La sopa se calentaba lentamente en la estufa. (The soup was slowly warming up on the stove.)

Antes de los partidos, el equipo se calentaba haciendo ejercicios de calentamiento. (Before the games, the team would warm up by doing warm-up exercises.)

El ambiente se calentaba cuando la gente comenzaba a discutir temas controvertidos. (The atmosphere would heat up when people started discussing controversial topics.)

Después de caminar por un rato, me calentaba y necesitaba quitarme la chaqueta. (After walking for a while, I would get warm and need to take off my jacket.)

La habitación se calentaba rápidamente con tantas personas adentro. (The room would warm up quickly with so many people inside.)

Cuando nos calentábamos demasiado, encendíamos el aire acondicionado. (When we were getting too warm, we would turn on the air conditioning.)

El debate político se calentaba a medida que se acercaban las elecciones. (The political debate would heat up as the elections approached.)

Antes de comenzar a trabajar, me calentaba haciendo algunos ejercicios de estiramiento. (Before starting to work, I would warm up by doing some stretching exercises.)

La leña se calentaba lentamente en la chimenea. (The firewood would slowly warm up in the fireplace.)

Cuando nos calentábamos demasiado, abríamos las ventanas para dejar entrar aire fresco. (When we were getting too warm, we would open the windows to let in fresh air.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Calentarse (to warm up) 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.