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 typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enamorarse (to fall in love) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American 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: For example, Yo me enamoraba de ella cada vez que la veía (I fell in love with her every time I saw her). This meaning can also convey the idea of gradually developing feelings over time.

To be in love: For example, Estaba enamorado de mi novia (I was in love with my girlfriend). This usage describes the state of being in love during a past time period.

To become infatuated (colloquial): For example, Me enamoraba de cada chica linda que conocía (I became infatuated with every pretty girl I met). This slang usage implies a superficial or short-lived romantic interest.

Examples

Examples of Enamorarse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era joven, me enamoraba con mucha facilidad. (When I was young, I would fall in love very easily.)

Ella se enamoraba de cada chico que conocía. (She would fall in love with every guy she met.)

Mis padres se enamoraban una y otra vez, a pesar de sus constantes peleas. (My parents would fall in love over and over again, despite their constant fights.)

En la preparatoria, me enamoraba de una chica diferente cada semestre. (In high school, I would fall in love with a different girl every semester.)

Aunque era tímido, me enamoraba a primera vista de vez en cuando. (Although I was shy, I would occasionally fall in love at first sight.)

Mis amigos bromeaban que me enamoraba demasiado rápido. (My friends joked that I would fall in love too quickly.)

Ella se enamoraba de los chicos malos, sin importar cuánto la lastimaran. (She would fall in love with the bad boys, no matter how much they hurt her.)

Cada vez que veía una película romántica, me enamoraba del protagonista. (Every time I watched a romantic movie, I would fall in love with the lead actor.)

Aunque se enamoraba fácilmente, nunca duraba mucho tiempo. (Although she would fall in love easily, it never lasted very long.)

En su juventud, se enamoraban a cada rato, pero ahora son más cautelosos. (In their youth, they would fall in love all the time, but now they are more cautious.)

Aunque se enamoraba perdidamente, nunca se atrevía a confesarlo. (Although she would hopelessly fall in love, she never dared to confess it.)

Cada vez que me enamoraba, mis amigos me advertían que tuviera cuidado. (Every time I fell in love, my friends would warn me to be careful.)

Por más que intentaba evitarlo, me enamoraba una y otra vez. (No matter how hard I tried to avoid it, I would fall in love over and over again.)

Ellos se enamoraban con tanta frecuencia que ya ni les importaba. (They would fall in love so often that they didn’t even care anymore.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enamorarse (to fall in love) in the Imperfect Tense 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.