The Imperfect Tense of Acostarse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions 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 (Latin American Spanish):

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

To go to bed: For example, De niño me acostaba temprano. (As a child, I used to go to bed early.)

To lie down: For example, Después del almuerzo, me acostaba un rato. (After lunch, I would lie down for a while.)

To go to sleep (colloquial): For example, A las 10 pm ya me acostaba. (By 10 pm I was already going to sleep.)

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.)

Mi abuela se acostaba después de ver su telenovela favorita. (My grandmother used to go to bed after watching her favorite soap opera.)

Antes de salir de viaje, nos acostábamos temprano para estar descansados. (Before going on a trip, we used to go to bed early to be well-rested.)

Durante las vacaciones, se acostaban tarde porque no tenían que ir a la escuela. (During the holidays, they used to go to bed late because they didn’t have to go to school.)

Mis amigos y yo nos acostábamos muy tarde cuando éramos adolescentes. (My friends and I used to go to bed very late when we were teenagers.)

En su juventud, se acostaba tarde para estudiar. (In their youth, they used to go to bed late to study.)

Cuando estaba enfermo, me acostaba temprano para descansar. (When I was sick, I used to go to bed early to rest.)

Mis padres se acostaban temprano los días de trabajo. (My parents used to go to bed early on workdays.)

Antes de tener hijos, la pareja se acostaba tarde los fines de semana. (Before having children, the couple used to go to bed late on weekends.)

Cuando me acostaba tarde, me costaba levantarme por la mañana. (When I used to go to bed late, it was hard for me to get up in the morning.)

En su época de estudiante, se acostaba muy tarde por las noches de fiesta. (During their student days, they used to go to bed very late on party nights.)

Antes de tener un horario estricto, nos acostábamos a diferentes horas. (Before having a strict schedule, we used to go to bed at different times.)

Cuando vivía solo, me acostaba tarde y veía películas. (When I lived alone, I used to go to bed late and watch movies.)

En su niñez, se acostaban temprano para estar listos para la escuela. (In their childhood, they used to go to bed early to be ready for school.)

Antes de tener un trabajo estable, nos acostábamos a deshoras. (Before having a stable job, we used to go to bed at irregular hours.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Acostarse (to go to bed) 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.