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SPANISH VERB

roncar

to snore

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: roncando
  • Past participle: roncado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I snore
  2. tú you snore
  3. usted, él, ella he/she snores
  4. nosotros we snore
  5. vosotros Spain you all snore
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they snore

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I snored
  2. tú you snored
  3. usted, él, ella he/she snored
  4. nosotros we snored
  5. vosotros Spain you all snored
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they snored

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to snore
  2. tú you used to snore
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to snore
  4. nosotros we used to snore
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to snore
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to snore

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will snore
  2. tú you will snore
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will snore
  4. nosotros we will snore
  5. vosotros Spain you all will snore
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will snore

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would snore
  2. tú you would snore
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would snore
  4. nosotros we would snore
  5. vosotros Spain you all would snore
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would snore

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I snore
  2. tú (that) you snore
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she snore
  4. nosotros (that) we snore
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all snore
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they snore

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I snored
  2. tú (if) you snored
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she snored
  4. nosotros (if) we snored
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all snored
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they snored

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú snore!
  2. usted snore! (formal)
  3. nosotros snore! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain snore! (all of you)
  5. ustedes snore! (all of you)

How to use roncar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi marido ronca como un tractor.

    My husband snores like a tractor.

  2. Past

    Anoche ronqué tanto que Lucía se fue al sofá.

    Last night I snored so much Lucía went to the sofa.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo roncaba en el sillón después de comer.

    My grandfather used to snore in the armchair after lunch.

  4. Future

    Esta noche roncará todo el edificio, de cansancio.

    Tonight the whole building will snore, from tiredness.

  5. Conditional

    Con ese resfriado, roncaría hasta un bebé.

    With that cold, even a baby would snore.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá no ronque el del asiento de al lado.

    I hope the man in the next seat doesn't snore.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Compré tapones por si roncaras en el tren.

    I bought earplugs in case you snored on the train.

  8. Imperative

    Ronca lo que quieras, yo duermo en el sofá.

    Snore all you like, I'm sleeping on the sofa.

Good to know

  • "Roncar" gives "un ronquido", a snore; someone who snores is "un roncador". An engine can also "roncar", purr.

Where you hear roncar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Mi marido ronca en dos idiomas. My husband snores in two languages.
  • Yo no ronqué. Era el motor del avión. I didn't snore. It was the plane's engine.
  • Esta noche roncará todo el edificio, que estamos cansados. Tonight the whole building will snore, because we're tired.
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Fluency Level 3 · Porque tú roncabas.

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