The Imperfect Tense of acostarse is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Me acostaba temprano cuando era niño. (I used to go to bed early when I was a child.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Acostarse (to go to bed) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

To go to bed: For example, De niño, me acostaba a las 9 de la noche. (As a child, I used to go to bed at 9 pm.)

To lie down: For example, Después de trabajar todo el día, me acostaba en el sofá a descansar. (After working all day, I would lie down on the couch to rest.)

To go to sleep (colloquial): For example, A las 11 de la noche, ya me acostaba. (By 11 pm, I would already be asleep.)

To have sex (vulgar): For example, Anoche me acosté con mi novia. (Last night I had sex with my girlfriend.)

Examples

Examples of Acostarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me acostaba temprano todos los días. (When I was a child, I used to go to bed early every day.)

Mis abuelos se acostaban después de ver las noticias de la noche. (My grandparents used to go to bed after watching the evening news.)

Durante las vacaciones, nos acostábamos tarde y dormíamos hasta tarde. (During the holidays, we used to go to bed late and sleep in.)

Antes de tener hijos, me acostaba cuando quería. (Before having kids, I used to go to bed whenever I wanted.)

En la universidad, nos acostábamos muy tarde estudiando para los exámenes. (In college, we used to go to bed very late studying for exams.)

Cuando te acostabas temprano, ¿dormías bien? (When you used to go to bed early, did you sleep well?)

Mis padres se acostaban temprano porque tenían que levantarse temprano para ir a trabajar. (My parents used to go to bed early because they had to get up early to go to work.)

De joven, me acostaba tarde viendo películas o leyendo libros. (When I was young, I used to go to bed late watching movies or reading books.)

Antes de tener un horario regular, nos acostábamos a diferentes horas cada noche. (Before having a regular schedule, we used to go to bed at different times every night.)

Cuando te acostabas tarde, ¿te costaba levantarte por la mañana? (When you used to go to bed late, did you have trouble getting up in the morning?)

En la granja, nos acostábamos temprano porque teníamos que levantarnos al amanecer. (On the farm, we used to go to bed early because we had to get up at dawn.)

Cuando se acostaban los niños, los padres podían relajarse un poco. (When the kids used to go to bed, the parents could relax a little.)

Antes de tener un trabajo de oficina, me acostaba y me levantaba cuando quería. (Before having an office job, I used to go to bed and get up whenever I wanted.)

Cuando nos acostábamos tarde, a veces nos quedábamos dormidos en clase. (When we used to go to bed late, sometimes we fell asleep in class.)

En los campamentos de verano, nos acostábamos temprano para estar listos para las actividades del día siguiente. (At summer camps, we used to go to bed early to be ready for the next day’s activities.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Acostarse (to go to bed) 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.