The Imperfect Tense of arrepentirse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me arrepentía de haber mentido. (I regretted having lied.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Arrepentirse (to regret) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of arrepentirse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action of regretting or feeling remorse in the past.

Expressing regret or remorse: For example, Me arrepentía de haber mentido a mis padres. (I regretted having lied to my parents.) This is the most common usage, indicating a feeling of remorse or regret over a past action.

Describing a habitual action: For example, Siempre me arrepentía de comer tanto después de las comidas. (I always regretted eating so much after meals.) This usage describes a repeated or habitual action of regretting something in the past.

Expressing a progressive action: For example, Me arrepentía de haber dejado la universidad. (I was regretting having left university.) This usage indicates an ongoing feeling of regret or remorse at a specific point in the past.

Idiomatic usage: Arrepentirse de todo (to regret everything) is an idiomatic expression used to convey a deep sense of regret or remorse over multiple actions or situations.

Examples

Examples of Arrepentirse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me arrepentía de haber mentido a mi madre. (I regretted having lied to my mother.)

Ellos se arrepentían de no haber estudiado más para el examen. (They regretted not having studied more for the exam.)

Tú te arrepentías de haber gastado tanto dinero en esas vacaciones. (You regretted having spent so much money on those vacations.)

Ella se arrepentía de haber dicho esas palabras hirientes. (She regretted having said those hurtful words.)

Nosotros nos arrepentíamos de no haber reservado el hotel con anticipación. (We regretted not having booked the hotel in advance.)

Ustedes se arrepentían de haber confiado en esa persona. (You regretted having trusted that person.)

Vosotros os arrepentíais de haber rechazado esa oferta de trabajo. (You regretted having rejected that job offer.)

Él se arrepentía de haber sido tan descuidado con sus finanzas. (He regretted having been so careless with his finances.)

Yo me arrepentía de no haber aprovechado más las oportunidades que tuve. (I regretted not having taken advantage of the opportunities I had.)

Ellas se arrepentían de haber discutido por algo tan insignificante. (They regretted having argued over something so insignificant.)

Tú te arrepentías de haber sido tan impulsivo en esa decisión. (You regretted having been so impulsive in that decision.)

Nosotros nos arrepentíamos de no haber escuchado los consejos de nuestros padres. (We regretted not having listened to our parents’ advice.)

Ustedes se arrepentían de haber perdido tanto tiempo en esa relación tóxica. (You regretted having wasted so much time in that toxic relationship.)

Vosotros os arrepentíais de no haber aprendido otro idioma cuando tuvisteis la oportunidad. (You regretted not having learned another language when you had the chance.)

Él se arrepentía de haber sido tan duro consigo mismo en el pasado. (He regretted having been so hard on himself in the past.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Arrepentirse (to regret) 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.