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Conjugation Chart of “Nadar” (to swim) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Nadar”

The Imperfect Tense of nadar is used to describe ongoing or repeated swimming actions in the past, for example, Yo nadaba en la piscina todos los días. (I swam in the pool every day.)

Nadar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

How to Use Nadar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of nadar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Nadaba en la piscina cuando sonó el timbre. (I was swimming in the pool when the bell rang.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, De niño, nadaba en el río todos los veranos. (As a child, I used to swim in the river every summer.)

Describing a state of being or description in the past: For example, El agua nadaba tranquilamente por el arroyo. (The water flowed calmly through the stream.)

Expressing an action interrupted in the past: For example, Nadaba hacia la orilla cuando me dio un calambre. (I was swimming towards the shore when I got a cramp.)

Expressing an action in progress at a specific time in the past: For example, A las 10 de la mañana, nadaba en la playa. (At 10 in the morning, I was swimming at the beach.)

Real Life Examples of Nadar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, nadaba en el río todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to swim in the river every summer.)

Mis amigos y yo nadábamos en la piscina municipal los fines de semana. (My friends and I would swim at the municipal pool on weekends.)

Ella nadaba como un pez en el mar. (She swam like a fish in the sea.)

Ustedes nadaban muy rápido en la competencia. (You all swam very fast in the competition.)

Vosotros nadabais en el lago cuando erais pequeños, ¿verdad? (You all used to swim in the lake when you were little, right?)

Yo nadaba una hora todos los días para mantenerme en forma. (I would swim for an hour every day to stay in shape.)

Ellos nadaban en el océano a pesar del frío. (They would swim in the ocean despite the cold.)

Tú nadabas muy bien en la clase de natación. (You used to swim very well in the swimming class.)

Nosotros nadábamos en la playa todos los veranos. (We would swim at the beach every summer.)

Ella nadaba como una sirena en el agua cristalina. (She swam like a mermaid in the crystal-clear water.)

Vosotros nadabais en el río cuando erais jóvenes, ¿no? (You all used to swim in the river when you were young, didn’t you?)

Él nadaba en la piscina olímpica para entrenar. (He would swim in the Olympic pool to train.)

Ustedes nadaban muy bien en el equipo de natación. (You all swam very well on the swimming team.)

Yo nadaba en el lago para relajarme después del trabajo. (I would swim in the lake to relax after work.)

Ellas nadaban en el mar Caribe durante sus vacaciones. (They would swim in the Caribbean Sea during their vacation.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Nadar (to swim) in the Imperfect 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.