The Imperfect Tense of cansar is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Me cansaba mucho después de trabajar todo el día. (I would get very tired after working all day.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cansar (to tire) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To tire or fatigue: For example, Cuando era niño, me cansaba mucho después de jugar fútbol. (When I was a child, I would get very tired after playing soccer.)

To bore or annoy: For example, Las clases de matemáticas me cansaban mucho. (Math classes used to bore me a lot.)

To wear out or exhaust: For example, El trabajo en la fábrica lo cansaba demasiado. (The factory work would exhaust him too much.)

Colloquial usage: To annoy or bother someone, often in a rude way. For example, ¡Ya me cansaste con tus quejas! (I’m already tired of your complaints!)

Examples

Examples of Cansar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me cansaba de caminar tanto en la ciudad. (I would get tired of walking so much in the city.)

Ellos se cansaban de escuchar las mismas excusas una y otra vez. (They would get tired of hearing the same excuses over and over again.)

Nosotros nos cansábamos de esperar en la fila interminable. (We would get tired of waiting in the endless line.)

Ella se cansaba de trabajar horas extras todos los días. (She would get tired of working overtime every day.)

Tú te cansabas de estudiar para ese examen difícil, ¿verdad? (You would get tired of studying for that difficult exam, right?)

Él se cansaba de las bromas pesadas de sus amigos. (He would get tired of his friends’ practical jokes.)

¿Te cansabas de escuchar las mismas historias una y otra vez? (Would you get tired of hearing the same stories over and over again?)

Ellas se cansaban de esperar al novio impuntual. (They would get tired of waiting for the late boyfriend.)

Uno se cansaba de las largas caminatas por la montaña. (One would get tired of the long hikes in the mountains.)

¿Ustedes se cansaban de ver la misma telenovela todas las noches? (Would you (plural) get tired of watching the same soap opera every night?)

La gente se cansaba de las promesas vacías del político. (People would get tired of the politician’s empty promises.)

El niño se cansaba de jugar con los mismos juguetes viejos. (The child would get tired of playing with the same old toys.)

Mis padres se cansaban de decirme que limpiara mi cuarto. (My parents would get tired of telling me to clean my room.)

Los fans se cansaban de esperar el nuevo álbum de su banda favorita. (The fans would get tired of waiting for their favorite band’s new album.)

¿Tú te cansabas de las bromas pesadas de tu hermano cuando eras niño? (Would you get tired of your brother’s practical jokes when you were a child?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cansar (to tire) 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.