Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | suelo | |
| tú | sueles | |
| él / ella / usted | suele | |
| nosotros / nosotras | solemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | soléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | suelen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | solí | |
| tú | soliste | |
| él / ella / usted | solió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | solimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | solisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | solieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | solía | |
| tú | solías | |
| él / ella / usted | solía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | solíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | solíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | solían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | soleré | |
| tú | solerás | |
| él / ella / usted | solerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | soleremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | soleréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | solerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | solería | |
| tú | solerías | |
| él / ella / usted | solería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | soleríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | soleríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | solerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | suela | |
| tú | suelas | |
| él / ella / usted | suela | |
| nosotros / nosotras | solamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | soláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | suelan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Expresses habitual action: usually doing something or, in the imperfect, “used to.” Consult the source for usage.
Meaning & usage
- to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
- to tend to
- used to
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations