soñar Preterite Conjugation
soñar — to dream
The preterite of soñar is regular: soñé, soñaste, soñó, soñamos, soñasteis, soñaron.
soñar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific dream you had on a particular night or a goal you finally achieved (dreamed of) in the past.
Notes on soñar in the Preterite
Unlike the present tense, soñar is completely regular in the preterite. The 'o' does not change to 'ue'.
Example Sentences
Anoche soñé con mi abuela.
Last night I dreamed about my grandmother.
yo
¿Soñaste algo raro ayer?
Did you dream something weird yesterday?
tú
Ellos soñaron con viajar por el mundo.
They dreamed of traveling the world.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sueñé
Correct: soñé
Why: Learners often try to use the 'ue' stem change in the preterite, but soñar only changes its stem in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sueño
Soñar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: soñaba
The imperfect of soñar is regular: soñaba, soñabas, soñaba, soñábamos, soñabais, soñaban.
Future
yo: soñaré
The future of soñar is regular: soñaré, soñarás, soñará, soñaremos, soñaréis, soñarán.
Conditional
yo: soñaría
The conditional of soñar is regular: soñaría, soñarías, soñaría, soñaríamos, soñaríais, soñarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sueñe
In the present subjunctive, soñar keeps its 'o to ue' stem change in the same pattern as the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soñara
The imperfect subjunctive of soñar is regular: soñara, soñaras, soñara, soñáramos, soñarais, soñaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sueña
The imperative uses 'sueña' for tú and 'soñad' for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sueñes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no sueñes, no sueñe, no soñemos, no soñéis, no sueñen.