The Imperfect Tense of llover is used to describe ongoing or repeated rain in the past, for example: Llovía mucho cuando era niño. (It rained a lot when I was a child.)

This is a regular -er verb, so its conjugation follows the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Llover (to rain) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of llover is used to describe continuous or repeated rainfall in the past.

Literal meaning: For example, Llovía mucho ayer por la tarde. (It was raining a lot yesterday afternoon.)

Metaphorical meaning: For example, Las críticas llovían sobre el nuevo gobierno. (Criticism was raining down on the new government.)

Idiomatic meaning: For example, Me llovieron los insultos. (Insults were raining down on me, i.e. I was heavily insulted.)

Colloquial meaning: For example, ¡Llovieron las oportunidades! (Opportunities were raining down, i.e. there were many opportunities.)

Examples

Examples of Llover in the Imperfect Tense

Ayer llovía tanto que no pudimos salir a pasear. (It was raining so much yesterday that we couldn’t go out for a walk.)

En aquella época, las ideas llovían en mi mente como una tormenta de creatividad. (Back then, ideas were raining in my mind like a storm of creativity.)

Mientras llovía, me quedé en casa leyendo un buen libro. (While it was raining, I stayed home reading a good book.)

Tú llovías preguntas sin parar durante la conferencia. (You were raining questions non-stop during the conference.)

Ellos llovían críticas sobre el nuevo proyecto, pero al final lo aceptaron. (They were raining criticism on the new project, but they eventually accepted it.)

Nosotros llovíamos ideas innovadoras en la reunión de negocios. (We were raining innovative ideas in the business meeting.)

Vosotros llovíais cumplidos a la anfitriona por la deliciosa cena. (You were raining compliments on the hostess for the delicious dinner.)

Ustedes llovían quejas sobre el servicio lento en el restaurante. (You were raining complaints about the slow service at the restaurant.)

Yo llovía lágrimas de felicidad en la boda de mi hermana. (I was raining tears of joy at my sister’s wedding.)

Él llovía halagos a su novia en su aniversario. (He was raining praises on his girlfriend on their anniversary.)

Aunque llovía a cántaros, decidimos ir de excursión de todos modos. (Even though it was raining buckets, we decided to go on the hike anyway.)

Durante el concierto, el público llovía aplausos y vítores al artista. (During the concert, the audience was raining applause and cheers on the artist.)

En la oficina, llovían quejas sobre el sistema informático obsoleto. (At the office, complaints were raining about the outdated computer system.)

Ella llovía consejos a sus hijos sobre cómo manejar el estrés. (She was raining advice on her children about how to handle stress.)

Mientras llovía afuera, disfrutamos de una velada acogedora junto a la chimenea. (While it was raining outside, we enjoyed a cozy evening by the fireplace.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Llover (to rain) 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.