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Conjugation Chart of “Calentarse” (to warm up) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Calentarse”

The Imperfect Tense of calentarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me calentaba al sol todos los días. (I used to warm myself in the sun every day.)

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

How to Use Calentarse in the Imperfect Tense

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

To get warm/hot: For example, Me calentaba al sol en la playa. (I was getting warm in the sun at the beach.)

To heat up (food/object): For example, Calentaba la comida en el microondas. (I was heating up the food in the microwave.)

To get excited/worked up (colloquial): For example, Se calentaba mucho cuando discutíamos. (He would get really worked up when we argued.)

To get turned on (vulgar): For example, Se calentaba viendo esas revistas. (He would get turned on looking at those magazines.)

Real Life Examples of Calentarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me calentaba al sol después de nadar en la piscina. (When I was a child, I would warm myself in the sun after swimming in the pool.)

El equipo se calentaba antes del partido para evitar lesiones. (The team was warming up before the game to avoid injuries.)

La discusión se calentaba cada vez más entre los dos amigos. (The discussion was heating up more and more between the two friends.)

Ella se calentaba las manos con una taza de café caliente. (She was warming her hands with a hot cup of coffee.)

El ambiente se calentaba en la oficina debido a un desacuerdo sobre el proyecto. (The atmosphere was heating up in the office due to a disagreement about the project.)

Nosotros nos calentábamos junto a la fogata en el campamento. (We were warming ourselves by the campfire at the campsite.)

La comida se calentaba en el horno mientras preparábamos la mesa. (The food was heating up in the oven while we set the table.)

Ellos se calentaban con unos tragos antes de salir a la fiesta. (They were warming up with a few drinks before going out to the party.)

Tú te calentabas con una manta mientras veías la televisión. (You were warming yourself with a blanket while watching TV.)

La situación se calentaba entre los vecinos debido a una disputa por el ruido. (The situation was heating up between the neighbors due to a dispute over noise.)

Yo me calentaba las manos frotándolas antes de salir al frío. (I was warming my hands by rubbing them together before going out into the cold.)

Ellas se calentaban con una taza de té después de caminar bajo la lluvia. (They were warming themselves with a cup of tea after walking in the rain.)

El debate político se calentaba a medida que se acercaban las elecciones. (The political debate was heating up as the elections approached.)

Él se calentaba haciendo ejercicio antes de su entrenamiento. (He was warming up by doing exercises before his training.)

La pelea se calentaba entre los hermanos por la herencia de sus padres. (The fight was heating up between the siblings over their parents’ inheritance.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Calentarse (to warm up) 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.