The imperfect tense of enfermarse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me enfermaba cada invierno. (I used to get sick every winter.)

Enfermarse is a regular -ar verb, so its imperfect tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

Getting sick: For example, Cuando era niño, me enfermaba mucho en invierno. (When I was a child, I used to get sick a lot in winter.)

Being sick: For example, Mi abuela se enfermaba cada vez que comía mariscos. (My grandmother would get sick every time she ate seafood.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¡Qué enfermo! ¡Ese chiste estuvo buenísimo! (How sick! That joke was really good!)

Examples

Examples of Enfermarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me enfermaba con frecuencia. (When I was a child, I used to get sick frequently.)

Mi abuela se enfermaba cada invierno por el frío. (My grandmother would get sick every winter because of the cold.)

El año pasado, nos enfermábamos mucho por el estrés laboral. (Last year, we would get sick a lot due to work stress.)

Antes de las vacaciones, se enfermaban varios compañeros de trabajo. (Before the holidays, several co-workers would get sick.)

En esa época, te enfermabas con facilidad por la mala alimentación. (Back then, you would easily get sick due to poor nutrition.)

Cuando viajábamos, me enfermaba a menudo por el cambio de clima. (When we traveled, I would often get sick due to the climate change.)

Mi primo se enfermaba cada vez que comía mariscos. (My cousin would get sick every time he ate seafood.)

En la universidad, nos enfermábamos durante los exámenes finales. (In college, we would get sick during final exams.)

Antes de tener hijos, se enfermaban con menos frecuencia. (Before having kids, they would get sick less often.)

En esos días, te enfermabas con cualquier resfriado. (In those days, you would get sick with any cold.)

Cuando me enfermaba, mi mamá me preparaba sopa de pollo. (When I would get sick, my mom would make me chicken soup.)

En la oficina, se enfermaban varios compañeros por el aire acondicionado. (At the office, several co-workers would get sick because of the air conditioning.)

Antes de las vacaciones de verano, nos enfermábamos por el cansancio acumulado. (Before the summer vacation, we would get sick due to accumulated fatigue.)

En esa época, se enfermaban mucho por la contaminación del aire. (Back then, they would get sick a lot due to air pollution.)

Cuando era joven, me enfermaba con facilidad por no cuidarme bien. (When I was young, I would easily get sick because I didn’t take good care of myself.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) 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.