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

Describing actions in progress: For example, Estaba bebiendo una cerveza cuando llegaste. (I was drinking a beer when you arrived.)

Expressing age: For example, Cuando era niño, bebía mucha leche. (When I was a child, I drank a lot of milk.)

Slang: Getting drunk: For example, Anoche bebimos hasta caer rendidos. (Last night we drank until we dropped.)

Idiomatic: Believing something: For example, No bebía sus mentiras. (I didn’t buy his lies.)

Real Life Examples of Beber in the Imperfect Tense

Yo bebía café todas las mañanas para despertarme. (I used to drink coffee every morning to wake up.)

Cuando éramos jóvenes, bebíamos mucha cerveza los fines de semana. (When we were young, we used to drink a lot of beer on weekends.)

Mi abuela bebía té de hierbas después de cada comida. (My grandmother used to drink herbal tea after every meal.)

En la fiesta, todos bebían ponche de frutas. (At the party, everyone was drinking fruit punch.)

Mis amigos y yo bebíamos refrescos mientras veíamos la película. (My friends and I used to drink sodas while watching the movie.)

Ella bebía agua mineral porque no le gustaba el sabor del agua de la llave. (She used to drink mineral water because she didn’t like the taste of tap water.)

Cuando bebía demasiado alcohol, me dolía la cabeza al día siguiente. (When I used to drink too much alcohol, I would have a headache the next day.)

En la oficina, bebíamos café para mantenernos despiertos durante las largas reuniones. (At the office, we used to drink coffee to stay awake during long meetings.)

Los niños bebían leche con chocolate después de la escuela. (The kids used to drink chocolate milk after school.)

Mis padres bebían vino tinto con la cena los fines de semana. (My parents used to drink red wine with dinner on weekends.)

Cuando hacía calor, bebíamos limonada fresca para refrescarnos. (When it was hot, we used to drink fresh lemonade to cool off.)

En las fiestas, algunos bebían demasiado y se ponían escandalosos. (At parties, some people used to drink too much and get rowdy.)

Antes de ir a la cama, bebía un vaso de leche tibia. (Before going to bed, I used to drink a glass of warm milk.)

Cuando estaba enfermo, bebía té de jengibre para aliviar los síntomas. (When I was sick, I used to drink ginger tea to relieve the symptoms.)

En el restaurante, bebíamos vino tinto con la carne y vino blanco con el pescado. (At the restaurant, we used to drink red wine with meat and white wine with fish.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Beber (to drink) in the Imperfect 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.