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“Aburrir” (to bore) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Aburrir”

The preterite of aburrir is used to express when someone or something bored someone at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “The movie bored me” – “La película me aburrió.”

This verb follows the regular -ir conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s often used with an indirect object pronoun to indicate who was bored.

How to Use Aburrir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of aburrir indicates when something or someone caused boredom at a specific time.

To bore someone: Describes causing boredom in a specific instance, for example La película me aburrió (The movie bored me), or La clase los aburrió tanto que se durmieron (The class bored them so much they fell asleep).

To become bored: When used reflexively, indicates reaching a state of boredom, for example Me aburrí de esperar (I got bored of waiting).

Real Life Examples of Aburrir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

La película nos aburrió muchísimo. (The movie bored us a lot.)

Me aburrí durante la conferencia. (I got bored during the conference.)

¿Te aburriste en la reunión? (Did you get bored in the meeting?)

Los niños se aburrieron en el museo. (The children got bored at the museum.)

El libro lo aburrió tanto que lo dejó. (The book bored him so much that he quit it.)

Nos aburrimos esperando el autobús. (We got bored waiting for the bus.)

La presentación aburrió a todos los asistentes. (The presentation bored all the attendees.)

¿Por qué te aburriste tan rápido? (Why did you get bored so quickly?)

Se aburrió de hacer siempre lo mismo. (They got bored of always doing the same thing.)

Nos aburrimos de sus excusas. (We got tired of their excuses.)

La clase los aburrió a todos. (The class bored everyone.)

Me aburrí de escuchar las mismas historias. (I got bored of listening to the same stories.)

Se aburrieron durante el largo viaje. (They got bored during the long trip.)

El discurso aburrió hasta a los expertos. (The speech bored even the experts.)

Nos aburrimos tanto que nos fuimos temprano. (We got so bored that we left early.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.