The Imperfect Tense of Quejarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Me quejaba de los ruidos. (I was complaining about the noises.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quejarse (to complain) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of quejarse is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

Expressing a habitual action in the past: For example, De niño, me quejaba mucho cuando no me compraban lo que quería. (As a child, I used to complain a lot when they didn’t buy me what I wanted.)

Describing an action in progress in the past: For example, Ayer por la tarde, me quejaba de dolor de cabeza. (Yesterday afternoon, I was complaining of a headache.)

Expressing a state or feeling in the past: For example, Siempre me quejaba de lo aburrido que era mi trabajo. (I was always complaining about how boring my job was.)

Colloquial usage: For example, No te quejes tanto, pesado. (Don’t complain so much, you’re being a pain.)

Rude or impolite usage: For example, ¿Qué te quejabas tanto, gilipollas? (What were you complaining so much about, you idiot?)

Examples

Examples of Quejarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me quejaba de los precios altos en el restaurante. (I was complaining about the high prices at the restaurant.)

Ella se quejaba constantemente del ruido de la construcción. (She was constantly complaining about the noise from the construction.)

Nosotros nos quejábamos del mal servicio en el hotel. (We were complaining about the poor service at the hotel.)

Ellos se quejaban de las largas filas en el banco. (They were complaining about the long lines at the bank.)

Tú te quejabas del tráfico intenso durante la hora pico. (You were complaining about the heavy traffic during rush hour.)

Vosotros os quejabais del calor sofocante en verano. (You all were complaining about the stifling heat in the summer.)

Ustedes se quejaban de las tareas excesivas en la escuela. (You all were complaining about the excessive homework at school.)

Mi hermano se quejaba de las reglas estrictas en su trabajo. (My brother was complaining about the strict rules at his job.)

Mis amigos se quejaban de la mala calidad de la comida en el restaurante. (My friends were complaining about the poor quality of the food at the restaurant.)

El equipo se quejaba de las decisiones injustas del árbitro. (The team was complaining about the unfair decisions of the referee.)

La vecina se quejaba del ruido de la fiesta de al lado. (The neighbor was complaining about the noise from the party next door.)

Los clientes se quejaban de la lentitud del servicio en el café. (The customers were complaining about the slow service at the cafe.)

El jefe se quejaba de la falta de productividad de los empleados. (The boss was complaining about the lack of productivity from the employees.)

La anciana se quejaba de los dolores en las articulaciones. (The elderly woman was complaining about joint pains.)

El niño se quejaba de aburrirse en la fiesta de cumpleaños. (The child was complaining about being bored at the birthday party.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quejarse (to complain) 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.