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 cada verano. (When I was a child, I used to travel to the beach every summer.)

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

Conjugations

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

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

Describing an ongoing action 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.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, Mis abuelos viajaban mucho cuando eran jóvenes. (My grandparents traveled a lot when they were young.)

Describing a background action in the past: For example, Mientras viajábamos en autobús, leía un libro. (While we were traveling by bus, I was reading a book.)

Describing a state or condition in the past: For example, Viajaba con mucha ilusión antes de tener hijos. (I used to travel with a lot of excitement before having kids.)

Colloquial/Slang usage: For example, Viajaba en la onda de la música. (I was really into the music vibe.)

Examples

Examples of Viajar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, viajaba con mi familia a la playa todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to travel with my family to the beach every summer.)

Mis abuelos viajaban mucho antes de tener hijos. (My grandparents traveled a lot before having children.)

Ella viajaba en autobús porque no tenía carro. (She used to travel by bus because she didn’t have a car.)

Nosotros viajábamos en tren porque era más barato. (We used to travel by train because it was cheaper.)

Tú viajabas mucho por trabajo, ¿no? (You used to travel a lot for work, didn’t you?)

Ellos viajaban cada año a un país diferente. (They used to travel to a different country every year.)

Antes de la pandemia, viajaba seguido por placer. (Before the pandemic, I used to travel frequently for pleasure.)

En su juventud, viajaba mucho por toda Latinoamérica. (In his youth, he used to travel a lot throughout Latin America.)

¿Viajabas en avión o en autobús cuando eras estudiante? (Did you used to travel by plane or bus when you were a student?)

Ella viajaba con mochila para ahorrar dinero. (She used to backpack to save money.)

Antes de tener hijos, la pareja viajaba constantemente. (Before having kids, the couple used to travel constantly.)

Cuando era joven, viajaba sin planear mucho. (When I was young, I used to travel without much planning.)

Mi tío viajaba por trabajo cada semana. (My uncle used to travel for work every week.)

En esos días, viajábamos en tren porque era más seguro. (In those days, we used to travel by train because it was safer.)

Antes de la crisis económica, viajaban al extranjero con frecuencia. (Before the economic crisis, they used to travel abroad frequently.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Viajar (to travel) 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.