The Imperfect Tense of ducharse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me duchaba todas las mañanas. (I used to shower every morning.)

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

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Learn to Conjugate Ducharse (to shower) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish)

Conjugation Chart of Ducharse (to shower) in the Imperfect Tense

How to Use Ducharse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of ducharse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

Describing an ongoing action: For example, Me duchaba cuando sonó el timbre. (I was showering when the doorbell rang.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action: For example, De niño, me duchaba todas las noches antes de acostarme. (As a child, I showered every night before going to bed.)

Describing a continuous state: For example, El baño se duchaba con agua fría porque no había calentador. (The bathroom was being showered with cold water because there was no water heater.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, Me duchaba en sudor después de correr. (I was drenched in sweat after running.) This idiomatically means to be sweating profusely.

Real Life Examples of Ducharse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me duchaba todas las mañanas antes de ir al trabajo. (I used to shower every morning before going to work.)

Cuando éramos niños, nos duchábamos juntos para ahorrar agua. (When we were kids, we used to shower together to save water.)

Ellos se duchaban rápidamente después del entrenamiento. (They used to shower quickly after practice.)

Tú te duchabas con agua fría, ¿no? (You used to shower with cold water, didn’t you?)

Ella se duchaba por las noches para relajarse. (She used to shower at night to relax.)

Ustedes se duchaban juntos para ahorrar tiempo, ¿verdad? (You guys used to shower together to save time, right?)

Vosotros os duchabais después de jugar al fútbol, ¿no? (You guys used to shower after playing soccer, didn’t you?)

Mi hermano se duchaba cantando a todo pulmón. (My brother used to shower while singing at the top of his lungs.)

Antes de una cita importante, me duchaba con mi gel favorito. (Before an important date, I used to shower with my favorite gel.)

Cuando vivíamos en el campo, nos duchábamos con agua fría. (When we lived in the countryside, we used to shower with cold water.)

En el campamento, nos duchábamos al aire libre con agua de la cascada. (At the camp, we used to shower outdoors with water from the waterfall.)

Después de un día agotador, me duchaba para relajarme. (After an exhausting day, I used to shower to relax.)

Cuando era pequeño, me duchaba con mi osito de peluche. (When I was little, I used to shower with my teddy bear.)

En el gimnasio, nos duchábamos rápidamente para no hacer esperar a los demás. (At the gym, we used to shower quickly so as not to keep others waiting.)

Antes de una entrevista de trabajo, me duchaba con mucho cuidado. (Before a job interview, I used to shower very carefully.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Ducharse (to shower) 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.