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Conjugation Chart of “Broncearse” (to get a tan) in the Imperfect Tense

Pronoun Conjugation
Yome bronceaba
te bronceabas
Él / Ella / Ustedse bronceaba
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos bronceábamos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse bronceaban

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Broncearse”

The Imperfect Tense of broncearse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example: Me bronceaba en la playa todos los veranos. (I used to get a tan at the beach every summer.)

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

How to Use Broncearse in the Imperfect Tense

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

Getting a tan: For example, Cuando era niño, me bronceaba mucho en el verano. (When I was a child, I used to get very tanned in the summer.)

Gradual process: For example, La piel se le bronceaba poco a poco con el sol. (Her skin was gradually getting tanned by the sun.)

Habitual action (colloquial): For example, En esa época me la pasaba bronceándome en la playa. (Back then, I spent all my time tanning at the beach.)

Real Life Examples of Broncearse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me bronceaba mucho en el parque. (When I was a child, I used to get very tanned at the park.)

Mis amigas se bronceaban en la playa todos los veranos. (My friends used to get tanned at the beach every summer.)

Él se bronceaba demasiado y luego se quemaba. (He used to get too tanned and then would get sunburned.)

Nosotros nos bronceábamos en el patio trasero de la casa. (We used to get tanned in the backyard of the house.)

Ellas se bronceaban con aceite de coco para un bronceado más intenso. (They used to tan with coconut oil for a deeper tan.)

te bronceabas muy rápido, ¿verdad? (You used to get tanned very quickly, right?)

En esa época, la gente se bronceaba sin protector solar. (Back then, people used to tan without sunscreen.)

Mamá se bronceaba en el jardín mientras leía una revista. (Mom used to get tanned in the garden while reading a magazine.)

¿Te acuerdas de cuando nos bronceábamos en el techo? Qué locura. (Do you remember when we used to get tanned on the roof? How crazy.)

Antes, la gente se bronceaba para verse más saludable. (Before, people used to tan to look healthier.)

Mis primos se bronceaban sin camisa en el patio. (My cousins used to tan shirtless in the backyard.)

Ella se bronceaba con bronceador en aerosol. (She used to tan with spray-on tanner.)

¿Por qué te bronceabas tanto? No era bueno para tu piel. (Why did you used to tan so much? It wasn’t good for your skin.)

Yo me bronceaba poco a poco para no quemarme. (I used to tan gradually so I wouldn’t get burned.)

Ellos se bronceaban en la terraza del edificio. (They used to tan on the building’s terrace.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Broncearse (to get a tan) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo me bronceaba I was getting a tan
Tú te bronceabas You were getting a tan
Él / Ella / Usted se bronceaba He / She / You was getting a tan
Nosotros / Nosotras nos bronceábamos We were getting a tan
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se bronceaban They / You all were getting a tan

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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.