The Imperfect Tense of pintarse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me pintaba las uñas todos los fines de semana. (I used to paint my nails every weekend.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Pintarse (to put on makeup) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To paint oneself: For example, Cuando era niño, me pintaba la cara para Halloween. (When I was a child, I used to paint my face for Halloween.)

To apply makeup: For example, Ella se pintaba los labios antes de salir. (She used to put on lipstick before going out.)

To dye one’s hair: For example, Mi hermana se pintaba el pelo de rubio. (My sister used to dye her hair blonde.)

To get drunk (slang): For example, Los fines de semana, nos pintábamos con los amigos. (On weekends, we used to get drunk with friends.)

To get high (slang, rude): For example, En la universidad, nos pintábamos antes de las fiestas. (In college, we used to get high before parties.)

Examples

Examples of Pintarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me pintaba las uñas de colores brillantes cuando era adolescente. (I used to paint my nails with bright colors when I was a teenager.)

Ella se pintaba el cabello de rubio cada dos meses. (She used to dye her hair blonde every two months.)

Los niños se pintaban la cara con pintura de colores durante el festival. (The children used to paint their faces with colored paint during the festival.)

Mi abuela se pintaba las canas con tinte casero. (My grandmother used to dye her gray hair with homemade dye.)

Él se pintaba las paredes de su casa cada año. (He used to paint the walls of his house every year.)

Nosotros nos pintábamos las uñas de los pies de colores neón en la playa. (We used to paint our toenails with neon colors at the beach.)

Ellas se pintaban las cejas con un lápiz especial. (They used to fill in their eyebrows with a special pencil.)

Tú te pintabas el pelo de colores extravagantes cuando eras punk. (You used to dye your hair extravagant colors when you were a punk.)

En la escuela, los niños se pintaban la cara como superhéroes. (At school, the children used to paint their faces like superheroes.)

Mis amigos y yo nos pintábamos las uñas de negro cuando éramos góticos. (My friends and I used to paint our nails black when we were goths.)

Ella se pintaba las raíces cada mes para cubrir las canas. (She used to dye her roots every month to cover the gray hairs.)

Los artistas callejeros se pintaban el cuerpo con diseños coloridos. (The street artists used to paint their bodies with colorful designs.)

Él se pintaba las paredes de su estudio con colores vibrantes. (He used to paint the walls of his studio with vibrant colors.)

Ellas se pintaban las uñas de colores brillantes antes de salir. (They used to paint their nails with bright colors before going out.)

Nosotros nos pintábamos la cara con pintura de guerra antes de los partidos. (We used to paint our faces with war paint before games.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Pintarse (to put on makeup) 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.