soler Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
soler — to usually do
The imperfect subjunctive of soler (soliera, solieras...) is regular and used for past or hypothetical habits.
soler Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use it in 'if' clauses or after past-tense triggers of the subjunctive when discussing habits.
Notes on soler in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite 'solieron'.
Example Sentences
Si solieras estudiar más, no estarías tan nervioso.
If you usually studied more, you wouldn't be so nervous.
tú
Me gustó que soliéramos cenar juntos.
I liked that we used to have dinner together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'ue' stem change here.
Correct: Soliera (not sueliera).
Why: The imperfect subjunctive of -er verbs does not take the present tense stem change.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: solía
The imperfect of soler is regular (solía, solías...) and is the most common way to describe past habits.
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.
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.