The Imperfect Tense of saltar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, saltaba la cuerda todos los días. (When I was a child, I used to jump rope every day.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Saltar (to jump) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

Describing an action in progress: For example, Yo saltaba la cuerda cuando era niño. (I was jumping rope when I was a child.)

Habitual or repeated actions: For example, De pequeño, siempre saltaba en los charcos. (As a child, I always jumped in puddles.)

Idiomatic expressions: For example, Me saltaba las clases de matemáticas. (I skipped math classes.) Se le saltaron las lágrimas. (She burst into tears.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¿Qué onda? ¿Por qué saltaste así? (What’s up? Why did you react like that?) Ese tipo me saltó por una tontería. (That guy snapped at me over something silly.)

Examples

Examples of Saltar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, saltaba por toda la casa. (When I was a child, I used to jump all over the house.)

Mis amigos y yo saltábamos la cerca para entrar al parque después del cierre. (My friends and I would jump over the fence to get into the park after closing.)

Ella saltaba de alegría cada vez que lo veía. (She would jump for joy every time she saw him.)

El equipo saltaba de emoción después de anotar un gol. (The team would jump with excitement after scoring a goal.)

Nosotros saltábamos las clases de vez en cuando. (We would skip classes from time to time.)

Ellos saltaban de un tema a otro sin parar. (They would jump from one topic to another non-stop.)

Tú saltabas a la cuerda todos los días después de la escuela. (You would jump rope every day after school.)

Ella saltaba de la emoción cuando le dieron el ascenso. (She would jump with excitement when she got the promotion.)

Los niños saltaban en los charcos después de la lluvia. (The kids would jump in the puddles after the rain.)

Yo saltaba de un trabajo a otro sin establecerme. (I would jump from one job to another without settling down.)

Ellas saltaban de la emoción cuando su equipo ganaba. (They would jump with excitement when their team won.)

Tú saltabas a conclusiones demasiado rápido. (You would jump to conclusions too quickly.)

Nosotros saltábamos de un bar a otro buscando la mejor fiesta. (We would jump from one bar to another looking for the best party.)

Él saltaba de un trabajo temporal a otro. (He would jump from one temporary job to another.)

Ustedes saltaban las reglas con demasiada frecuencia. (You guys would break the rules too often.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Saltar (to jump) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

This post covers Latin American Spanish. For Castilian Spanish, click here

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.