sonar Present Conjugation
sonar — to ring
Sonar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
sonar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things that make noise habitually, sounds happening right now, or when something 'sounds' like a good idea.
Notes on sonar in the Present
This is an o > ue stem-changing verb (sueno, suenas, suena, suenan). The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the original 'o'.
Example Sentences
Esa idea suena muy bien.
That idea sounds very good.
él/ella/usted
Mis llaves suenan en mi bolsillo.
My keys jingle (sound) in my pocket.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros sonamos la campana cada mediodía.
We ring the bell every midday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'nosotros suenamos'.
Correct: sonamos
Why: The stem change o > ue never applies to the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: soné
The preterite of sonar is regular: soné, sonaste, sonó, sonamos, sonasteis, sonaron.
Imperfect
yo: sonaba
The imperfect of sonar is regular: sonaba, sonabas, sonaba, sonábamos, sonabais, sonaban.
Future
yo: sonaré
The future of sonar is regular: sonaré, sonarás, sonará, sonaremos, sonaréis, sonarán.
Conditional
yo: sonaría
The conditional of sonar is regular: sonaría, sonarías, sonaría, sonaríamos, sonaríais, sonarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suene
The present subjunctive of sonar features the o > ue stem change: suene, suenes, suene, sonemos, sonéis, suenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sonara
The imperfect subjunctive of sonar is regular: sonara, sonaras, sonara, sonáramos, sonarais, sonaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Suena!
Use the imperative to command someone to make something sound: ¡suena! (tú), ¡suene! (usted), ¡sonad! (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: ¡No suenes!
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no suenes, no suene, no sonemos, no sonéis, no suenen.