soler Imperfect Conjugation
soler — to usually do
The imperfect of soler is regular (solía, solías...) and is the most common way to describe past habits.
soler Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
This is likely the most used tense for soler. Use it to describe things you used to do regularly in the past but perhaps don't do anymore.
Notes on soler in the Imperfect
Soler is completely regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
De niño, solía jugar en este parque.
As a child, I used to play in this park.
yo
Mi abuelo solía contarnos historias increíbles.
My grandfather used to tell us incredible stories.
él/ella/usted
Solíamos veranear en la costa.
We used to spend our summers on the coast.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing solía with solía (the noun for floor/ground).
Correct: Focus on the context; 'solía' as a verb is always followed by an action.
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the verb soler with the noun suelo (floor).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suelo
The present tense of soler is a stem-changer (o > ue) used to describe habits: suelo, sueles, suele, solemos, soléis, suelen.
Preterite
yo: solí
The preterite of soler (solí, soliste...) is rare because 'usually' conflicts with the preterite's specific timeframe.
Future
yo: soleré
The future of soler (soleré, solerás...) is regular and describes habits you expect to form.
Conditional
yo: solería
The conditional of soler (solería, solerías...) is regular and describes hypothetical habits.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suela
The present subjunctive of soler (suela, suelas...) maintains the o > ue stem change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soliera
The imperfect subjunctive of soler (soliera, solieras...) is regular and used for past or hypothetical habits.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suele
The imperative of soler (suele, soled...) is grammatically possible but almost never used in real life.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suelas
The negative imperative of soler (no suelas, no suela...) uses the present subjunctive forms.