sonreír Conditional Conjugation
sonreír — to smile
The conditional of sonreír is regular: sonreiría, sonreirías, sonreiría, sonreiríamos, sonreiríais, sonreirían.
sonreír Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would smile' under certain circumstances or to make polite guesses about the past.
Notes on sonreír in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional is regular. Simply add -ía, -ías, etc., to the end of the infinitive 'sonreír'.
Example Sentences
Yo sonreiría más si tuviera menos estrés.
I would smile more if I had less stress.
yo
¿Sonreirías si te contara un chiste?
Would you smile if I told you a joke?
tú
Ellos sonreirían si supieran la verdad.
They would smile if they knew the truth.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sonriría
Correct: sonreiría
Why: Do not use the stem change in the conditional; always use the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sonrío
Sonreír features a stem change (e > í) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sonreí
Sonreír is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' in the third-person forms: sonrió and sonrieron.
Imperfect
yo: sonreía
The imperfect of sonreír is regular: sonreía, sonreías, sonreía, sonreíamos, sonreíais, sonreían.
Future
yo: sonreiré
Sonreír is regular in the future: just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sonría
The present subjunctive changes the 'e' to 'í' (sonría) or 'i' (sonriamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sonriera
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person plural preterite: sonriera, sonrieras, sonriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sonríe
The imperative uses sonríe (tú) and sonría (usted) to command someone to smile.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sonrías
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no sonrías, no sonría.