Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sueno | |
| tú | suenas | |
| él / ella / usted | suena | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | suenan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | soné | |
| tú | sonaste | |
| él / ella / usted | sonó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sonaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sonaba | |
| tú | sonabas | |
| él / ella / usted | sonaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sonaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sonaré | |
| tú | sonarás | |
| él / ella / usted | sonará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sonarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sonaría | |
| tú | sonarías | |
| él / ella / usted | sonaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sonarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | suene | |
| tú | suenes | |
| él / ella / usted | suene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sonemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sonéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | suenen |
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.
Meaning & usage
- to sound, to ring
- to sound (appear)
- (reflexive) to ring a bell, to be familiar
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