The Imperfect Tense of casarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Mis padres se casaban cada año en la playa. (My parents used to get married every year at the beach.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Casarse (to get married) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

Getting married: For example, Mis padres se casaban en una pequeña iglesia del pueblo (My parents were getting married in a small village church).

Being married: For example, Ellos se casaban muy jóvenes en esa época (They used to get married very young in those days).

Slang: Hooking up: For example, Juan se casaba con una chica diferente cada fin de semana (Juan hooked up with a different girl every weekend).

Examples

Examples of Casarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me casaba con mi novia, pero ella cambió de opinión. (I was getting married to my girlfriend, but she changed her mind.)

Ellos se casaban en una ceremonia pequeña en el parque. (They were getting married in a small ceremony in the park.)

Mis padres se casaban muy jóvenes en esa época. (My parents were getting married very young back then.)

Nosotros nos casábamos por la iglesia, como era la tradición. (We were getting married in the church, as was the tradition.)

Ella se casaba con su amor de la infancia después de tantos años. (She was marrying her childhood sweetheart after so many years.)

Tú te casabas a escondidas porque tus padres no aprobaban la relación. (You were getting married in secret because your parents didn’t approve of the relationship.)

Ellas se casaban en una boda doble para ahorrar dinero. (They were getting married in a double wedding to save money.)

Él se casaba por segunda vez, esperando tener más suerte esta vez. (He was getting married for the second time, hoping to have better luck this time.)

¿Te acuerdas cuando nos casábamos en Las Vegas? Fue una locura. (Do you remember when we were getting married in Las Vegas? It was crazy.)

Aunque se casaban en contra de los deseos de sus familias, estaban muy enamorados. (Although they were getting married against their families’ wishes, they were very much in love.)

En esa época, la gente se casaba muy joven y tenía muchos hijos. (Back then, people were getting married very young and having many children.)

Mis abuelos se casaban en secreto porque eran de diferentes religiones. (My grandparents were getting married in secret because they were from different religions.)

Cuando me casaba, no tenía ni idea de lo que significaba realmente el matrimonio. (When I was getting married, I had no idea what marriage really meant.)

Ellos se casaban por lo civil primero y luego tendrían una boda religiosa. (They were getting married civilly first and would then have a religious wedding.)

Aunque se casaban muy enamorados, las cosas cambiaron con el tiempo. (Although they were getting married very much in love, things changed over time.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Casarse (to get married) 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.