sonreír Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sonreír — to smile
The imperative uses sonríe (tú) and sonría (usted) to command someone to smile.
sonreír Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct commands, such as telling someone to smile for a photo or to cheer up.
Notes on sonreír in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form matches the third-person singular present (sonríe), while the other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Sonríe! Vas a salir muy bien en la foto.
Smile! You're going to look great in the photo.
tú
Sonría, por favor, el video está grabando.
Smile, please, the video is recording.
usted
Sonriamos todos para la foto familiar.
Let's all smile for the family photo.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sonrie
Correct: sonríe
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory to ensure the stress stays on the root of the verb.
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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.
Conditional
yo: sonreiría
The conditional of sonreír is regular: sonreiría, sonreirías, sonreiría, sonreiríamos, sonreiríais, sonreirían.
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no sonrías
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no sonrías, no sonría.