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“Beber” (to drink) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Beber”

The Imperfect Tense of beber is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo bebía café todas las mañanas. (I used to drink coffee every morning.)

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

How to Use Beber in the Imperfect Tense

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

Drinking regularly: For example, De niño, bebía leche todas las mañanas. (As a child, I used to drink milk every morning.)

Describing actions in progress: For example, Cuando llegaste, bebía un café. (When you arrived, I was drinking a coffee.)

Expressing habitual actions: For example, Mis abuelos bebían vino en las comidas. (My grandparents used to drink wine with meals.)

Expressing age: For example, Cuando me casé, bebía los vientos por ella. (When I got married, I was head over heels for her.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, No bebía ni gota. (He didn’t drink a drop, meaning he didn’t drink alcohol.)

Real Life Examples of Beber in the Imperfect Tense

Yo bebía mucho café por las mañanas. (I used to drink a lot of coffee in the mornings.)

Cuando era niño, bebía leche con chocolate todos los días. (When I was a child, I drank chocolate milk every day.)

Mis amigos y yo bebíamos cerveza los fines de semana. (My friends and I drank beer on weekends.)

Ella bebía vino tinto con la cena. (She drank red wine with dinner.)

Nosotros bebíamos agua de la llave porque era segura. (We drank tap water because it was safe.)

Ustedes bebían demasiado en las fiestas. (You all drank too much at parties.)

Ellos bebían té verde para mantenerse saludables. (They drank green tea to stay healthy.)

Tú bebías jugo de naranja por las mañanas. (You drank orange juice in the mornings.)

Vosotros bebíais mucha gaseosa cuando erais jóvenes. (You all drank a lot of soda when you were young.)

Ella bebía un batido de frutas después del gimnasio. (She drank a fruit smoothie after the gym.)

Nosotros bebíamos café con leche por la tarde. (We drank coffee with milk in the afternoon.)

Ustedes bebían cerveza artesanal en el bar nuevo. (You all drank craft beer at the new bar.)

Yo bebía agua mineral porque no me gustaba el sabor del agua de la llave. (I drank mineral water because I didn’t like the taste of tap water.)

Ellos bebían vino blanco con pescado. (They drank white wine with fish.)

Tú bebías té de hierbas para relajarte antes de dormir. (You drank herbal tea to relax before bed.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Beber (to drink) in the Imperfect 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.