The Imperfect Tense of Almorzar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, almorzaba en la cafetería de la escuela. (When I was a child, I used to have lunch in the school cafeteria.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Almorzar (to have lunch) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of almorzar is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

Eating lunch: For example, Cuando era niño, almorzaba en la escuela todos los días. (When I was a child, I used to have lunch at school every day.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: For example, ¡Deja de almorzar y ponte a trabajar! (Stop messing around and get to work!)

Examples

Examples of Almorzar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, almorzaba con mi familia todos los días. (When I was a child, I had lunch with my family every day.)

Mi abuela almorzaba temprano, alrededor de las 11 de la mañana. (My grandmother had an early lunch, around 11 in the morning.)

En la oficina, almorzábamos rápidamente para poder volver al trabajo. (At the office, we had a quick lunch so we could get back to work.)

Antes de salir de viaje, almorzaban en un restaurante familiar. (Before going on a trip, they had lunch at a family restaurant.)

Mis amigos y yo almorzábamos juntos en la cafetería de la universidad. (My friends and I had lunch together at the university cafeteria.)

Ella almorzaba sola en su apartamento, mirando las noticias. (She had lunch alone in her apartment, watching the news.)

Durante las vacaciones, almorzábamos tarde, cerca de las 3 de la tarde. (During the holidays, we had a late lunch, around 3 in the afternoon.)

En el restaurante, almorzaban un delicioso plato típico de la región. (At the restaurant, they had a delicious regional dish for lunch.)

Mis padres almorzaban afuera en el patio cuando hacía buen tiempo. (My parents had lunch outside in the backyard when the weather was nice.)

Después de la escuela, almorzábamos rápidamente antes de ir a practicar deportes. (After school, we had a quick lunch before going to sports practice.)

Los trabajadores almorzaban en la cafetería de la fábrica durante su descanso. (The workers had lunch in the factory cafeteria during their break.)

Cuando almorzaba con mis primos, siempre pedíamos demasiada comida. (When I had lunch with my cousins, we always ordered too much food.)

En el parque, almorzábamos un emparedado y disfrutábamos del aire libre. (At the park, we had a sandwich for lunch and enjoyed the outdoors.)

Mis abuelos almorzaban temprano y luego tomaban una siesta. (My grandparents had an early lunch and then took a nap.)

Cuando almorzábamos juntos, aprovechábamos para ponernos al día. (When we had lunch together, we took the opportunity to catch up.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Almorzar (to have lunch) 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.