The Imperfect Tense of montar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana. (When I was a child, I used to ride horses every weekend.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To ride: For example, Cuando era niño, montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana. (When I was a child, I used to ride horses every weekend.)

To mount or assemble: For example, Mi hermano y yo montábamos muebles de IKEA cada vez que nos mudábamos. (My brother and I would assemble IKEA furniture every time we moved.)

To stage or set up (an event): For example, La empresa montaba una feria anual para recaudar fondos. (The company used to stage an annual fair to raise funds.)

To get on (a vehicle): For example, Mis amigos y yo montábamos en el autobús para ir a la escuela. (My friends and I would get on the bus to go to school.)

Slang: To have sex: For example, Cuando era joven, montaba con cualquier chica que me gustara. (When I was young, I used to have sex with any girl I liked.) Nota: Uso vulgar. (Note: Vulgar usage.)

Examples

Examples of Montar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo montaba a caballo todos los fines de semana. (I used to ride a horse every weekend.)

Cuando éramos niños, montábamos bicicleta por todo el vecindario. (When we were kids, we used to ride our bikes all around the neighborhood.)

Ellos montaban un espectáculo de circo en el parque. (They used to put on a circus show in the park.)

Mi abuela montaba un puesto de frutas en el mercado. (My grandmother used to run a fruit stand at the market.)

Nosotros montábamos una tienda de campaña en el bosque. (We used to set up a tent in the woods.)

Tú montabas un escándalo cada vez que salíamos. (You used to cause a scene every time we went out.)

Ellas montaban un show de baile en el club. (They used to put on a dance show at the club.)

Él montaba un negocio de venta de autos usados. (He used to run a used car business.)

Ustedes montaban una fiesta en la playa cada verano. (You guys used to throw a party on the beach every summer.)

Yo montaba en cólera cada vez que me mentían. (I used to get furious every time someone lied to me.)

Ellos montaban una exposición de arte en la galería. (They used to set up an art exhibition at the gallery.)

Tú montabas un escándalo cuando no te salías con la tuya. (You used to throw a fit when you didn’t get your way.)

Nosotros montábamos un puesto de limonada en el parque. (We used to set up a lemonade stand in the park.)

Ella montaba un espectáculo de magia para los niños. (She used to put on a magic show for the kids.)

Ustedes montaban una obra de teatro en la escuela. (You guys used to put on a play at school.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride) in the Imperfect Tense 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.