The Imperfect Tense of viajar is used to describe ongoing or repeated travel in the past, for example, Cuando era niño, viajaba a la playa todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to travel to the beach every summer.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Viajar (to travel) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Describing an ongoing travel action: For example, Cuando era niño, viajaba a la playa todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to travel to the beach every summer.)

Describing a repeated travel action: For example, Mis padres viajaban mucho por trabajo. (My parents traveled a lot for work.)

Describing a travel action in progress: For example, Ayer viajábamos a Madrid cuando el tren se averió. (Yesterday we were traveling to Madrid when the train broke down.)

Describing simultaneous travel actions: For example, Mientras viajábamos por Europa, conocimos a mucha gente interesante. (While we were traveling through Europe, we met many interesting people.)

Describing a travel habit or routine: For example, De joven, viajaba en tren a la universidad todos los días. (When I was young, I used to travel to university by train every day.)

Examples

Examples of Viajar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, viajaba con mis padres todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to travel with my parents every summer.)

Ella viajaba mucho por trabajo antes de la pandemia. (She used to travel a lot for work before the pandemic.)

Mis abuelos viajaban en tren porque no les gustaba volar. (My grandparents used to travel by train because they didn’t like flying.)

Nosotros viajábamos a la playa cada fin de semana. (We used to travel to the beach every weekend.)

Ellos viajaban mucho cuando eran jóvenes y tenían menos responsabilidades. (They used to travel a lot when they were young and had fewer responsibilities.)

Tú viajabas más antes de tener hijos, ¿verdad? (You used to travel more before having kids, right?)

Vosotros viajabais por toda Europa cuando erais estudiantes. (You guys used to travel all over Europe when you were students.)

Ustedes viajaban mucho antes de comprar la casa. (You used to travel a lot before buying the house.)

Yo viajaba en autobús porque era más barato que el avión. (I used to travel by bus because it was cheaper than flying.)

Él viajaba con una mochila y poco equipaje. (He used to travel with a backpack and little luggage.)

¿Viajabas mucho cuando eras soltera? (Did you use to travel a lot when you were single?)

Antes de tener hijos, viajábamos a destinos exóticos cada año. (Before having kids, we used to travel to exotic destinations every year.)

Mis padres viajaban en coche porque les daba miedo volar. (My parents used to travel by car because they were afraid of flying.)

Cuando viajábamos, solíamos quedarnos en hostales para ahorrar dinero. (When we used to travel, we would stay in hostels to save money.)

Mis amigos y yo viajábamos a festivales de música cada verano. (My friends and I used to travel to music festivals every summer.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Viajar (to travel) 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.