soler Negative Imperative Conjugation
soler — to usually do
The negative imperative of soler (no suelas, no suela...) uses the present subjunctive forms.
soler Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to tell someone NOT to make a habit of something.
Notes on soler in the Negative Imperative
Uses the present subjunctive forms, including the o > ue stem change.
Example Sentences
No suelas llegar tarde al trabajo.
Don't make a habit of arriving late to work.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no suele' for a command.
Correct: No suelas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form.
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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.
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.