The Imperfect Tense of morirse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Mi abuela se moría de risa cada vez que contaba esa historia. (My grandmother was dying of laughter every time she told that story.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Morirse (to die) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

Dying gradually: For example, Mi abuela se moría lentamente de cáncer. (My grandmother was dying slowly from cancer.)

Expressing desire: For example, Me moría por ir a la fiesta. (I was dying to go to the party.)

Expressing extreme emotion: For example, Me moría de la risa con sus chistes. (I was dying of laughter at their jokes.)

Expressing extreme physical sensation: For example, Me moría de calor en el desierto. (I was dying of heat in the desert.)

Slang: Expressing extreme boredom: For example, Me moría del aburrimiento en esa clase. (I was dying of boredom in that class.)

Examples

Examples of Morirse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me moría de risa cuando mi amigo contó ese chiste. (I was dying of laughter when my friend told that joke.)

El equipo se moría por ganar el campeonato. (The team was dying to win the championship.)

Mi abuela se moría de ganas de conocer a su bisnieto. (My grandmother was dying to meet her great-grandson.)

Nosotros nos moríamos de calor en ese desierto. (We were dying of heat in that desert.)

Ellos se morían de miedo durante la película de terror. (They were dying of fear during the horror movie.)

Tú te morías de hambre después de no comer por tanto tiempo. (You were dying of hunger after not eating for so long.)

Ella se moría de curiosidad por saber qué había pasado. (She was dying of curiosity to know what had happened.)

Yo me moría de la vergüenza cuando cometí ese error. (I was dying of embarrassment when I made that mistake.)

Nosotros nos moríamos de frío en esa montaña nevada. (We were dying of cold on that snowy mountain.)

Ellas se morían por ir a ese concierto. (They were dying to go to that concert.)

Tú te morías de aburrimiento en esa reunión interminable. (You were dying of boredom in that never-ending meeting.)

Él se moría de celos cuando su novia hablaba con otros hombres. (He was dying of jealousy when his girlfriend talked to other men.)

Nosotros nos moríamos de la risa con las ocurrencias de nuestro amigo. (We were dying of laughter at our friend’s antics.)

Ellos se morían por probar esa comida exótica. (They were dying to try that exotic food.)

Yo me moría de ganas de ir a ese concierto. (I was dying to go to that concert.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Morirse (to die) 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.