The Imperfect Tense of enfermar is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Yo enfermaba cada invierno. (I used to get sick every winter.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enfermar (to get sick) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Becoming ill or sick: For example, Cuando era niño, me enfermaba con frecuencia. (When I was a child, I would get sick frequently.)

Falling ill: For example, Mi abuela se enfermaba cada invierno. (My grandmother would fall ill every winter.)

Colloquially, feeling unwell or under the weather: For example, Me enfermaba cada vez que comía esa comida. (I would feel unwell every time I ate that food.)

Examples

Examples of Enfermar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, enfermaba con frecuencia. (When I was a child, I used to get sick frequently.)

Mi abuela enfermaba cada invierno por el frío. (My grandmother would get sick every winter because of the cold.)

Antes de las vacunas, los niños enfermaban más a menudo. (Before vaccines, children would get sick more often.)

Tú enfermabas cada vez que comías mariscos. (You would get sick every time you ate seafood.)

Ellos enfermaban por el estrés del trabajo. (They would get sick from work stress.)

Nosotros enfermábamos cuando viajábamos al extranjero. (We would get sick when traveling abroad.)

¿Te acuerdas de cuando enfermábamos por comer demasiada comida chatarra? (Do you remember when we would get sick from eating too much junk food?)

Antes de mejorar la higiene, la gente enfermaba más seguido. (Before improving hygiene, people would get sick more often.)

Vosotros enfermabais cada vez que ibais a la playa. (You would get sick every time you went to the beach.)

Ellas enfermaban por el estrés de los exámenes. (They would get sick from the stress of exams.)

Yo enfermaba cuando no dormía lo suficiente. (I would get sick when I didn’t sleep enough.)

Ustedes enfermaban por la contaminación del aire. (You would get sick from air pollution.)

¿Recuerdas cuando enfermábamos por comer comida en mal estado? (Do you remember when we would get sick from eating spoiled food?)

Él enfermaba cada vez que viajaba en avión. (He would get sick every time he traveled by plane.)

En aquellos tiempos, la gente enfermaba más por falta de medicamentos. (In those times, people would get sick more often due to lack of medicines.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enfermar (to get sick) 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.