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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 Tense 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, repeated or habitual actions in the past.

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

Describing repeated or habitual actions 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 actions in progress without a specific endpoint: For example, Nadábamos por horas en el mar. (We swam for hours in the sea.)

Describing background information or setting the scene: For example, Mientras nadaba, escuché un ruido extraño. (While I was swimming, I heard a strange noise.)

Expressing age or time in the past: For example, Cuando tenía 10 años, nadaba como un pez. (When I was 10 years old, I swam like a fish.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: Nadar contra la corriente (To swim against the current) means to go against the norm or popular opinion. Nadar en dinero (To swim in money) means to be very wealthy.

Real Life Examples of Nadar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo nadaba en la piscina todos los días cuando era niño. (I used to swim in the pool every day when I was a kid.)

Mis amigos y yo nadábamos en el río los fines de semana. (My friends and I would swim in the river on weekends.)

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

Cuando nadaba en el lago, me sentía libre y relajado. (When I swam in the lake, I felt free and relaxed.)

Los niños nadaban y jugaban en la playa todo el día. (The kids swam and played at the beach all day.)

Aunque nadaba con regularidad, nunca participé en competencias. (Although I swam regularly, I never participated in competitions.)

En las vacaciones, nadábamos en la alberca del hotel por horas. (On vacation, we would swim in the hotel pool for hours.)

Antes de que construyeran la piscina, nadábamos en el río cercano. (Before they built the pool, we used to swim in the nearby river.)

Cada verano, nadaba en el lago con mi familia. (Every summer, I would swim in the lake with my family.)

Ellos nadaban en el océano a pesar de las fuertes olas. (They would swim in the ocean despite the strong waves.)

Cuando era joven, nadaba como un delfín en el mar. (When I was young, I swam like a dolphin in the sea.)

Mi abuela nadaba en el río todas las mañanas para mantenerse en forma. (My grandmother would swim in the river every morning to stay in shape.)

Los rescatistas nadaban contra la corriente para salvar a las personas atrapadas. (The rescuers swam against the current to save the trapped people.)

Aunque no sabía nadar bien, nadaba en la piscina poco profunda. (Although I didn’t know how to swim well, I would swim in the shallow pool.)

Cuando hacía calor, nadábamos en el lago para refrescarnos. (When it was hot, we would swim in the lake to cool off.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Nadar (to swim) in the Imperfect 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.