The Imperfect Tense of bañar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo me bañaba todas las mañanas. (I used to bathe every morning.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Me bañaba cuando sonó el timbre. (I was bathing when the doorbell rang.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, De niño me bañaba todas las noches. (As a child, I bathed every night.)

Describing a state or condition in the past: For example, El baño se bañaba en luz por la mañana. (The bathroom was bathed in light in the morning.)

Colloquial usage: Me bañé en sudor (I was drenched in sweat). Nos bañamos en cerveza (We drank a lot of beer, literally “we bathed in beer”).

Examples

Examples of Bañar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, bañaba a mi perro todos los fines de semana. (When I was a child, I used to bathe my dog every weekend.)

Mi abuela bañaba a los bebés con mucho cuidado y cariño. (My grandmother used to bathe babies very gently and lovingly.)

En el río, los niños se bañaban y jugaban alegremente. (In the river, the children used to bathe and play happily.)

Antes de salir, me bañaba rápidamente para no llegar tarde. (Before going out, I would quickly take a bath so as not to be late.)

Mis padres bañaban al bebé con mucha paciencia todas las noches. (My parents would bathe the baby patiently every night.)

En la playa, la gente se bañaba en el mar para refrescarse. (At the beach, people would bathe in the sea to cool off.)

Después del trabajo, me bañaba para relajarme un rato. (After work, I would take a bath to relax for a while.)

Los ancianos se bañaban en las aguas termales por sus propiedades curativas. (The elderly used to bathe in the hot springs for their healing properties.)

Ella bañaba a su gato con mucho cuidado para que no se asustara. (She would bathe her cat very carefully so it wouldn’t get scared.)

Antes de acostarse, los niños se bañaban y se ponían la pijama. (Before going to bed, the children would take a bath and put on their pajamas.)

En la peluquería, bañaban a los perros antes de cortarles el pelo. (At the groomer’s, they would bathe the dogs before cutting their hair.)

Después de hacer ejercicio, me bañaba con agua fría para refrescarme. (After exercising, I would take a cold bath to cool off.)

Los bebés se bañaban en una pequeña tina especial para ellos. (Babies used to bathe in a small tub made especially for them.)

Cuando hacía mucho calor, bañábamos a los caballos para refrescarlos. (When it was very hot, we would bathe the horses to cool them off.)

Ellos bañaban a su mascota con un champú especial para perros. (They used to bathe their pet with a special dog shampoo.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) 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.