The Imperfect Tense of Aburrirse is used to describe continuous or repeated actions in the past that lack a defined start or end point. For example, Me aburría en la clase de matemáticas. (I used to get bored in math class.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To be bored: For example, Cuando era niño, me aburría mucho en la escuela. (When I was a child, I used to get bored a lot at school.)

To find something boring: For example, Mi hermana se aburría con las novelas de mi mamá. (My sister found my mom’s novels boring.)

To have nothing to do (colloquial): For example, Los fines de semana me aburría en mi pueblo. (On weekends, I had nothing to do in my town.)

To be bored stiff (very bored): For example, En esa fiesta me aburría a morir. (I was bored stiff at that party.)

Examples

Examples of Aburrirse 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.)

El equipo de fútbol se aburría durante los entrenamientos aburridos y repetitivos. (The soccer team would get bored during the boring and repetitive practices.)

Aunque la película era buena, me aburría un poco por la falta de acción. (Although the movie was good, I would get a little bored due to the lack of action.)

En su trabajo anterior, se aburría mucho porque no tenía desafíos nuevos. (At their previous job, they would get very bored because there were no new challenges.)

Los niños se aburrían en la sala de espera del doctor porque no había juguetes. (The kids would get bored in the doctor’s waiting room because there were no toys.)

Antes de tener hijos, me aburría mucho los fines de semana sin planes. (Before having kids, I would get very bored on weekends without plans.)

En la fiesta, se aburrían un poco porque no conocían a nadie. (At the party, they would get a little bored because they didn’t know anyone.)

Cuando me aburría en el trabajo, solía distraerme navegando en internet. (When I would get bored at work, I used to distract myself by browsing the internet.)

Los turistas se aburrían rápidamente en el museo porque no entendían las explicaciones. (The tourists would quickly get bored at the museum because they didn’t understand the explanations.)

Mi amigo se aburría mucho cuando tenía que esperar en la fila del banco. (My friend would get very bored when he had to wait in line at the bank.)

Aunque amaba leer, me aburría con los libros demasiado largos y descriptivos. (Although I loved reading, I would get bored with books that were too long and descriptive.)

En la reunión de negocios, todos se aburrían porque el orador era muy monótono. (At the business meeting, everyone would get bored because the speaker was very monotonous.)

Cuando era adolescente, me aburría mucho en las cenas familiares formales. (When I was a teenager, I would get very bored at formal family dinners.)

Los estudiantes se aburrían en la clase de historia porque el profesor solo leía del libro de texto. (The students would get bored in history class because the teacher would only read from the textbook.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) 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.