The Imperfect Tense of casarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Mis padres se casaban cada año en la playa. (My parents used to get married every year at the beach.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Casarse (to get married) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of casarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, or to set the scene for another past action.

Getting married: For example, Mis padres se casaban en una pequeña iglesia del pueblo. (My parents were getting married in a small village church.)

Being married: For example, Mis abuelos se casaban muy jóvenes en aquella época. (My grandparents used to get married very young in those days.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¡Qué bien que te casabas con ella! (How great that you were marrying her! – implying sarcasm or disapproval.)

Examples

Examples of Casarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era joven, mi abuela se casaba con mi abuelo. (When she was young, my grandmother was getting married to my grandfather.)

Ellos se casaban en una pequeña iglesia del pueblo. (They were getting married in a small town church.)

Mis padres se casaban a los 20 años. (My parents were getting married at 20 years old.)

En ese entonces, la gente se casaba muy joven. (Back then, people were getting married very young.)

¿Tú te casabas por la iglesia o por lo civil? (Were you getting married in a church or civil ceremony?)

Antes, uno se casaba y luego tenía hijos. (Before, one would get married and then have children.)

Vosotros os casabais en primavera, ¿verdad? (You all were getting married in the spring, right?)

Ella se casaba con su amor de juventud. (She was getting married to her childhood sweetheart.)

Nosotros nos casábamos en secreto, sin una gran boda. (We were getting married in secret, without a big wedding.)

Ustedes se casaban muy enamorados. (You all were getting married very much in love.)

Él se casaba por segunda vez a los 40 años. (He was getting married for the second time at 40 years old.)

En mi familia, uno se casaba apenas terminaba la escuela. (In my family, one would get married as soon as they finished school.)

Vosotros os casabais en Las Vegas de vacaciones. (You all were getting married in Las Vegas on vacation.)

Ellas se casaban en una ceremonia tradicional. (They were getting married in a traditional ceremony.)

Yo me casaba con mi novia de toda la vida. (I was getting married to my lifelong girlfriend.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Casarse (to get married) 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.