Acostumbrarse Imperfect Tense in Castilian Spanish

The Imperfect Tense of acostumbrarse is used to describe habitual or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me acostumbraba a levantarme temprano cuando era niño. (I used to wake up early when I was a child.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Acostumbrarse (to get used to) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yome acostumbraba
te acostumbrabas
Él / Ella / Ustedse acostumbraba
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos acostumbrábamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasos acostumbrabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse acostumbraban

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Usage of Acostumbrarse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of acostumbrarse is used to describe habitual or repeated actions in the past, as well as actions that were in progress or unfinished.

To get used to something: For example, Cuando era niño, me acostumbraba a levantarme temprano. (When I was a child, I used to wake up early.)

To be accustomed to something: For example, No me acostumbraba al ruido de la ciudad. (I wasn’t used to the noise of the city.)

To be in the habit of doing something (colloquial): For example, Mi abuela se acostumbraba a tomar una siesta después de comer. (My grandmother used to take a nap after eating.)

Examples

Examples of Acostumbrarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me acostumbraba a despertarme temprano los fines de semana. (When I was a child, I used to wake up early on weekends.)

En la universidad, nos acostumbrábamos a estudiar hasta tarde en la biblioteca. (In college, we used to study late at the library.)

Mis abuelos se acostumbraban a caminar todas las mañanas por el parque. (My grandparents used to walk every morning in the park.)

Antes, te acostumbrabas a comer comida chatarra, ¿verdad? (Before, you used to eat junk food, right?)

En mi trabajo anterior, me acostumbraba a llegar temprano para preparar todo. (At my previous job, I used to arrive early to prepare everything.)

Cuando vivía en el campo, me acostumbraba a levantarme con el canto de los gallos. (When I lived in the countryside, I used to wake up to the crowing of roosters.)

Mis padres se acostumbraban a ver las noticias todas las noches después de cenar. (My parents used to watch the news every night after dinner.)

De joven, te acostumbrabas a salir con tus amigos todos los fines de semana, ¿no? (When you were young, you used to go out with your friends every weekend, didn’t you?)

Antes de tener hijos, nos acostumbrábamos a dormir hasta tarde los domingos. (Before having kids, we used to sleep in late on Sundays.)

En mi antiguo trabajo, me acostumbraba a tomar un café por la mañana con mis compañeros. (At my old job, I used to have coffee in the morning with my coworkers.)

Cuando se acostumbraban a algo nuevo, ¿les costaba trabajo adaptarse? (When they used to get used to something new, did they have a hard time adapting?)

En la escuela, nos acostumbrábamos a hacer tareas en grupo después de clases. (At school, we used to do group assignments after classes.)

Antes de mudarnos, me acostumbraba a ir al mismo supermercado todas las semanas. (Before we moved, I used to go to the same grocery store every week.)

Cuando se acostumbraban a un nuevo horario, ¿les tomaba mucho tiempo ajustarse? (When they used to get used to a new schedule, did it take them a long time to adjust?)

De pequeños, nos acostumbrábamos a jugar en el patio trasero hasta que se hacía de noche. (When we were little, we used to play in the backyard until it got dark.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Acostumbrarse (to get used to) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo me acostumbraba I was getting used to
Tú te acostumbrabas You were getting used to
Él / Ella / Usted se acostumbraba He / She / You (formal) was getting used to
Nosotros / Nosotras nos acostumbrábamos We were getting used to
Vosotros / Vosotras os acostumbrabais You all were getting used to
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se acostumbraban They / You all (formal) were getting used to

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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.