soplar Preterite Conjugation
soplar — to blow
The preterite of soplar is regular: soplé, soplaste, sopló, soplamos, soplasteis, soplaron.
soplar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a completed action of blowing that happened at a specific point in the past. For instance, 'He blew out the candle' or 'The wind blew yesterday'.
Notes on soplar in the Preterite
Soplar is a regular -ar verb, so its preterite conjugation follows the standard pattern: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron.
Example Sentences
Yo soplé las velas de mi pastel.
I blew out the candles on my cake.
yo
¿Soplaste el aire?
Did you blow the air?
tú
El viento sopló fuerte anoche.
The wind blew hard last night.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros soplamos las hojas secas.
We blew the dry leaves away.
nosotros
Ellos soplaron el cristal para hacer figuras.
They blew the glass to make figures.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite.
Correct: Say 'Sopló el viento ayer' (preterite), not 'Soplaba el viento ayer'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Missing the accent on 'sopló'.
Correct: The third-person singular form is 'sopló' with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent is necessary to distinguish it from other forms and indicate the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: soplo
The present tense of soplar is regular: soplo, soplas, sopla, soplamos, sopláis, soplan.
Imperfect
yo: soplaba
The imperfect of soplar is regular: soplaba, soplaba, soplaba, soplábamos, soplábais, soplaban.
Future
yo: soplaré
The future of soplar is regular: soplaré, soplarás, soplará, soplaremos, soplaréis, soplarán.
Conditional
yo: soplaría
The conditional of soplar is regular: soplaría, soplarías, soplaría, soplaríamos, soplaríais, soplarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sople
The present subjunctive of soplar (sople, soples, soplemos, soplen, sopléis) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soplara
The imperfect subjunctive of soplar (soplara/soplase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sopla
Use the imperative of soplar for direct commands: sopla (tú), sople (usted), soplemos (nosotros), soplen (ustedes), soplad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no soples
Negative commands for soplar use the present subjunctive: no soples (tú), no sople (usted), no soplemos (nosotros), no soplen (ustedes), no sopléis (vosotros).