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Conjugation Chart of “Visitar” (to visit) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Visitar”

The Imperfect Tense of visitar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

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

How to Use Visitar in the Imperfect Tense

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

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, De joven, visitaba muchos países en mis vacaciones. (When I was young, I used to visit many countries on my vacations.)

Describing a background action in the past: For example, Mientras visitaba a mi tía, sonó el timbre. (While I was visiting my aunt, the doorbell rang.)

Describing a past action without specifying its beginning or end: For example, En esa época, visitaba museos con frecuencia. (During that time, I used to visit museums frequently.)

Describing physical or emotional states in the past: For example, Cuando era joven, visitaba a mi novia todos los días. (When I was young, I used to visit my girlfriend every day.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: For example, ¿Qué onda? ¿Visitabas a tu chava o qué? (What’s up? Were you visiting your girl or what?)

Real Life Examples of Visitar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to visit my grandparents every summer.)

Mis amigos visitaban ese restaurante con frecuencia porque les encantaba la comida. (My friends used to visit that restaurant often because they loved the food.)

Antes de mudarnos, visitábamos varias casas cada fin de semana. (Before we moved, we used to visit several houses every weekend.)

Ella visitaba la biblioteca regularmente para leer y estudiar. (She used to visit the library regularly to read and study.)

En la universidad, visitábamos el centro de estudiantes para socializar y relajarnos. (In college, we used to visit the student center to socialize and relax.)

Cuando vivía en la ciudad, visitaba los museos de vez en cuando. (When I lived in the city, I used to visit the museums from time to time.)

Mis padres visitaban a sus familiares en el extranjero cada año. (My parents used to visit their relatives abroad every year.)

Durante las vacaciones, visitábamos diferentes playas y disfrutábamos del sol. (During the holidays, we used to visit different beaches and enjoy the sun.)

Ella visitaba la iglesia todos los domingos por la mañana. (She used to visit the church every Sunday morning.)

Nosotros visitábamos el mercado local para comprar frutas y verduras frescas. (We used to visit the local market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.)

Mis amigos y yo visitábamos ese bar de moda para escuchar música en vivo. (My friends and I used to visit that trendy bar to listen to live music.)

Cuando era joven, visitaba el parque para jugar al fútbol con mis amigos. (When I was young, I used to visit the park to play soccer with my friends.)

Ellos visitaban el centro comercial los fines de semana para hacer compras y comer. (They used to visit the mall on weekends to shop and eat.)

Antes de tener hijos, visitábamos diferentes países durante nuestras vacaciones. (Before having kids, we used to visit different countries during our vacations.)

En mi juventud, visitaba a mis primos en el campo durante el verano. (In my youth, I used to visit my cousins in the countryside during the summer.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Visitar (to visit) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American 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.