The Imperfect Tense of cansarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me cansaba mucho después de correr. (I would get very tired after running.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cansarse (to get tired) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Getting tired or fatigued: Por ejemplo, me cansaba mucho después de trabajar todo el día. (I would get very tired after working all day.)

Becoming bored or annoyed: Por ejemplo, me cansaba de esperar tanto tiempo en la fila. (I would get bored of waiting in line for so long.)

Losing patience or interest: Por ejemplo, el profesor se cansaba de repetir las mismas instrucciones una y otra vez. (The teacher would lose patience from repeating the same instructions over and over again.)

Colloquial usage: Por ejemplo, ¡Me cansaba de tus tonterías! (I was getting fed up with your nonsense!)

Examples

Examples of Cansarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me cansaba de caminar tanto en la ciudad. (I would get tired from walking so much in the city.)

Ellos se cansaban de estudiar para los exámenes finales. (They would get tired of studying for the final exams.)

Tú te cansabas de escuchar las mismas excusas una y otra vez. (You would get tired of hearing the same excuses over and over again.)

Nosotros nos cansábamos de esperar en la larga fila del banco. (We would get tired of waiting in the long line at the bank.)

Ella se cansaba de trabajar tantas horas extras. (She would get tired of working so many overtime hours.)

Ustedes se cansaban de ver la misma telenovela todas las noches. (You all would get tired of watching the same soap opera every night.)

Vosotros os cansabais de escuchar las mismas bromas una y otra vez. (You all would get tired of hearing the same jokes over and over again.)

Él se cansaba de explicar las reglas del juego a sus amigos. (He would get tired of explaining the rules of the game to his friends.)

Ellas se cansaban de cocinar la misma comida todos los días. (They would get tired of cooking the same food every day.)

Yo me cansaba de ver las mismas películas de acción una y otra vez. (I would get tired of watching the same action movies over and over again.)

Tú te cansabas de esperar a que tu pareja llegara a tiempo. (You would get tired of waiting for your partner to arrive on time.)

Nosotros nos cansábamos de hacer ejercicio en el mismo parque todos los días. (We would get tired of exercising in the same park every day.)

Vosotros os cansabais de escuchar las mismas canciones en la radio. (You all would get tired of hearing the same songs on the radio.)

Ellos se cansaban de ver las mismas noticias negativas en la televisión. (They would get tired of seeing the same negative news on television.)

Ella se cansaba de leer los mismos libros de autoayuda una y otra vez. (She would get tired of reading the same self-help books over and over again.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cansarse (to get tired) 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.