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Conjugation Chart of “Ordenar” (to order) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Ordenar”

The Imperfect Tense of ordenar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo ordenaba la habitación todos los días. (I used to tidy the room every day.)

Ordenar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Ordenar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of ordenar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

To order or command: Por ejemplo, mi madre ordenaba que limpiáramos nuestros cuartos cada sábado. (My mother used to order us to clean our rooms every Saturday.)

To arrange or organize: Por ejemplo, de niño, ordenaba mis juguetes por colores. (As a child, I used to organize my toys by color.)

To instruct or direct (colloquial): Por ejemplo, el jefe siempre nos ordenaba cómo hacer las cosas. (The boss was always telling us how to do things.)

To put in order (idiomatic): Por ejemplo, ¡ordena tu vida, tío! (Get your life in order, dude!)

Real Life Examples of Ordenar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, mi madre siempre ordenaba mi habitación. (When I was a child, my mother always tidied my room.)

En la oficina, ordenábamos los archivos por fecha. (At the office, we organized the files by date.)

Mis amigos y yo ordenábamos la sala antes de que llegaran nuestros padres. (My friends and I tidied the living room before our parents arrived.)

Ella ordenaba su bolso cada mañana antes de salir. (She organized her purse every morning before leaving.)

Nosotros ordenábamos la cocina después de cocinar. (We tidied the kitchen after cooking.)

Tú ordenabas tus libros por autor, ¿verdad? (You used to organize your books by author, right?)

Ellos ordenaban sus ideas antes de hacer una presentación. (They organized their ideas before giving a presentation.)

Vosotros ordenabais vuestras pertenencias antes de mudarnos. (You (plural) used to organize your belongings before we moved.)

Ustedes ordenaban la sala de reuniones antes de cada junta. (You (plural) used to organize the meeting room before each meeting.)

Yo ordenaba mi escritorio al final de cada día laboral. (I used to tidy my desk at the end of each workday.)

¿Ordenabas tus calcetines por color? (Did you use to organize your socks by color?)

El equipo ordenaba el equipo después de cada práctica. (The team organized the equipment after each practice.)

Ella ordenaba su agenda con mucho cuidado. (She organized her schedule very carefully.)

Nosotros ordenábamos la casa antes de que llegaran los invitados. (We tidied the house before the guests arrived.)

Vosotros ordenabais vuestras tareas por prioridad, ¿no? (You (plural) used to organize your tasks by priority, didn’t you?)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Ordenar (to order) 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.