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Conjugation Chart of “Ducharse” (to shower) in the Imperfect Tense

Pronoun Conjugation
Yome duchaba
te duchabas
Él / Ella / Ustedse duchaba
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos duchábamos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse duchaban

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Ducharse”

The Imperfect Tense of ducharse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me duchaba todas las mañanas. (I used to shower every morning.)

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

How to Use Ducharse in the Imperfect Tense

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

Describing an ongoing action: For example, Me duchaba cuando sonó el timbre. (I was showering when the doorbell rang.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action: For example, De niño, me duchaba todas las noches antes de acostarme. (As a child, I showered every night before going to bed.)

Describing a past action without a specific start or end time: For example, Ayer me duchaba cuando se fue la luz. (Yesterday I was showering when the power went out.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¿Te duchabas o qué? ¡Apestabas! (Were you showering or what? You stank!)

Real Life Examples of Ducharse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me duchaba todas las mañanas antes de ir al trabajo. (I used to shower every morning before going to work.)

Cuando éramos niños, nos duchábamos juntos para ahorrar agua. (When we were kids, we used to shower together to save water.)

Ellos se duchaban rápidamente después del entrenamiento. (They used to shower quickly after practice.)

Mi abuela se duchaba una vez por semana, como era costumbre en su época. (My grandmother used to shower once a week, as was the custom in her time.)

Antes de una cita importante, me duchaba con mucho cuidado. (Before an important date, I used to shower very carefully.)

En el campamento, nos duchábamos con agua fría del río. (At the camp, we used to shower with cold river water.)

Cuando vivía solo, me duchaba a cualquier hora del día. (When I lived alone, I used to shower at any time of the day.)

Después de un día agotador, se duchaban y se iban a la cama temprano. (After an exhausting day, they used to shower and go to bed early.)

En la universidad, me duchaba rápidamente entre clases. (In college, I used to shower quickly between classes.)

Mis amigos y yo nos duchábamos juntos después de jugar fútbol. (My friends and I used to shower together after playing soccer.)

Ella se duchaba con agua caliente, incluso en verano. (She used to shower with hot water, even in summer.)

Cuando era niño, me duchaba con mi hermano para ahorrar tiempo. (When I was a kid, I used to shower with my brother to save time.)

En el gimnasio, se duchaban rápidamente antes de ir a trabajar. (At the gym, they used to shower quickly before going to work.)

Después de un día en la playa, nos duchábamos para quitarnos la arena. (After a day at the beach, we used to shower to get rid of the sand.)

Antes de una cirugía, me duchaba con un jabón especial. (Before surgery, I used to shower with a special soap.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Ducharse (to shower) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo me duchaba I was showering
Tú te duchabas You were showering
Él / Ella / Usted se duchaba He / She / You was showering
Nosotros / Nosotras nos duchábamos We were showering
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se duchaban They / You all were showering

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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.