The Imperfect Tense of nevar is used to describe ongoing or repeated snowing in the past. For example, Nevaba mucho cuando vivía en las montañas. (It snowed a lot when I lived in the mountains.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Nevar (to snow) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of nevar is used to describe ongoing or repeated snowing in the past.

Literal meaning: For example, Nevaba mucho cuando vivía en la montaña. (It snowed a lot when I lived in the mountains.)

Metaphorical meaning: For example, Mis hijos nevaban preguntas sobre el viaje. (My kids bombarded me with questions about the trip.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¡Nevando hostias! ¡Cálmate! (Damn! Calm down!) This rude expression conveys annoyance or frustration.

Examples

Examples of Nevar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, nevaba todos los inviernos en mi ciudad. (When I was a child, it used to snow every winter in my city.)

El año pasado, nevaban copos de algodón de los árboles en primavera. (Last year, cotton flakes were snowing from the trees in spring.)

Tú nevavas ideas creativas durante la reunión. (You were snowing creative ideas during the meeting.)

Nosotros nevábamos de entusiasmo antes del concierto. (We were snowing with enthusiasm before the concert.)

Ellos nevaban críticas sobre el nuevo proyecto. (They were snowing criticisms about the new project.)

Ustedes nevaban cumplidos durante la cena. (You all were snowing compliments during dinner.)

¿Por qué nevabas tanto azúcar en tu café? (Why were you snowing so much sugar into your coffee?)

Los niños nevaban preguntas sin parar. (The children were snowing questions non-stop.)

Yo nevaba de felicidad en mi graduación. (I was snowing with happiness at my graduation.)

Vosotros nevabais excusas para no hacer los deberes. (You were snowing excuses for not doing your homework.)

Ella nevaba sonrisas a todos en la fiesta. (She was snowing smiles at everyone at the party.)

¡Qué lío! Nevaban papeles por todas partes. (What a mess! Papers were snowing everywhere.)

Los fans nevaban vítores cuando su equipo anotó un gol. (The fans were snowing cheers when their team scored a goal.)

En la peluquería, nevaban mechones de cabello al cortar. (At the hairdresser’s, strands of hair were snowing while cutting.)

Mis abuelos nevaban historias de su juventud. (My grandparents were snowing stories from their youth.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Nevar (to snow) 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.