sonreírConjugation
sonreír means to smile.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
Sonreír features a stem change (e > í) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Future
Sonreír is regular in the future: just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Imperfect
The imperfect of sonreír is regular: sonreía, sonreías, sonreía, sonreíamos, sonreíais, sonreían.
Conditional
The conditional of sonreír is regular: sonreiría, sonreirías, sonreiría, sonreiríamos, sonreiríais, sonreirían.
Preterite
Sonreír is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' in the third-person forms: sonrió and sonrieron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no sonrías, no sonría.
Imperative
The imperative uses sonríe (tú) and sonría (usted) to command someone to smile.
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive changes the 'e' to 'í' (sonría) or 'i' (sonriamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person plural preterite: sonriera, sonrieras, sonriera...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does sonreír mean in Spanish?
sonreír means "to smile".
Is sonreír a regular or irregular verb?
sonreír is a irregular (accents and stem changes) -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate sonreír in the present tense?
The present tense of sonreír is: yo sonrío, tú sonríes, él/ella/usted sonríe, nosotros sonreímos, vosotros sonreís, ellos/ellas/ustedes sonríen.
How do you conjugate sonreír in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of sonreír is: yo sonreí, tú sonreíste, él/ella/usted sonrió, nosotros sonreímos, vosotros sonreísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sonrieron.
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