The Imperfect Tense of enamorarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me enamoraba de ella cada vez que la veía. (I would fall in love with her every time I saw her.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enamorarse (to fall in love) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

To fall in love (gradually): Por ejemplo, Cuando era joven, me enamoraba de todas las chicas guapas. (When I was young, I would fall in love with all the pretty girls.)

To be in love: Por ejemplo, Mis padres se enamoraban cada vez que se miraban. (My parents would fall in love every time they looked at each other.)

To become infatuated: Por ejemplo, El chico se enamoraba de la profesora cada clase. (The boy would become infatuated with the teacher every class.)

Examples

Examples of Enamorarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era joven, me enamoraba de cada chica linda que conocía. (When I was young, I would fall in love with every pretty girl I met.)

Mi hermana se enamoraba de los chicos malos en la escuela secundaria. (My sister would fall for the bad boys in high school.)

Ellos se enamoraban a primera vista, como en las películas románticas. (They would fall in love at first sight, like in romantic movies.)

Tú te enamorabas demasiado rápido y luego sufrías por eso. (You would fall in love too quickly and then suffer because of it.)

Nosotros nos enamorábamos de las mismas personas una y otra vez. (We would fall in love with the same people over and over again.)

Ella se enamoraba de los hombres que la trataban mal. (She would fall for men who treated her badly.)

¿Te enamorabas de tus compañeros de clase cuando eras adolescente? (Would you fall in love with your classmates when you were a teenager?)

Mis padres se enamoraban cada vez que veían una película romántica. (My parents would fall in love every time they watched a romantic movie.)

Yo me enamoraba de las chicas inteligentes y ambiciosas. (I would fall for smart and ambitious girls.)

Ustedes se enamoraban demasiado rápido y luego terminaban decepcionados. (You would fall in love too quickly and then end up disappointed.)

Vosotros os enamorabais de las personas equivocadas una y otra vez. (You would fall for the wrong people over and over again.)

Ellas se enamoraban de los chicos populares en la escuela. (They would fall for the popular boys at school.)

¿Tú te enamorabas de tus profesores cuando eras estudiante? (Would you fall for your teachers when you were a student?)

Nosotras nos enamorábamos de los hombres mayores cuando éramos jóvenes. (We would fall for older men when we were young.)

Él se enamoraba de las mujeres que lo desafiaban intelectualmente. (He would fall for women who intellectually challenged him.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enamorarse (to fall in love) 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.