The Imperfect Tense of aburrir is used to describe continuous or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me aburría en clase cuando era niño. (I used to get bored in class when I was a child.)

Aburrir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

To bore or be bored: For example, Me aburría en clase porque el profesor hablaba muy lento. (I was getting bored in class because the teacher spoke very slowly.)

To find something boring or dull: For example, Aburría a todos con sus historias interminables. (He bored everyone with his never-ending stories.)

To annoy or bother (colloquial): For example, No me aburras con tus quejas. (Don’t bother me with your complaints.)

To waste time (colloquial): For example, Aburría el tiempo jugando videojuegos. (He wasted time playing video games.)

Examples

Examples of Aburrir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me aburría mucho en las reuniones familiares. (When I was a child, I would get very bored at family gatherings.)

Mi hermana se aburría en la clase de matemáticas porque ya sabía todo el material. (My sister would get bored in math class because she already knew all the material.)

Los turistas se aburrían en el museo después de un rato. (The tourists would get bored at the museum after a while.)

Yo me aburría mucho en las fiestas porque no conocía a nadie. (I would get very bored at parties because I didn’t know anyone.)

Mis amigos se aburrían de ver la misma película una y otra vez. (My friends would get bored of watching the same movie over and over again.)

Vosotros os aburriais en la oficina cuando no había mucho trabajo que hacer. (You all would get bored at the office when there wasn’t much work to do.)

Ellos se aburrían en las reuniones interminables de la empresa. (They would get bored during the never-ending company meetings.)

Tú te aburrías en las clases de historia porque el profesor era muy monótono. (You would get bored in history classes because the teacher was very monotonous.)

Ella se aburría en las cenas familiares porque siempre hablaban de los mismos temas. (She would get bored at family dinners because they always talked about the same topics.)

Ustedes se aburrían en la playa después de un rato porque no había nada que hacer. (You all would get bored at the beach after a while because there was nothing to do.)

Yo me aburría en las reuniones de trabajo porque eran muy largas y aburridas. (I would get bored in work meetings because they were very long and boring.)

Vosotros os aburriais en el parque porque no había nada emocionante que hacer. (You all would get bored at the park because there was nothing exciting to do.)

Ellas se aburrían en las clases de cocina porque ya sabían cocinar muy bien. (They would get bored in cooking classes because they already knew how to cook very well.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian 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.