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SPANISH VERB

soñar

to dream

  • #170 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: soñando
  • Past participle: soñado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use soñar

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

  1. Present

    Sueño con abrir un café en la playa.

    I dream of opening a café on the beach.

  2. Past

    Anoche soñé que perdía el avión a Boston.

    Last night I dreamed I missed the plane to Boston.

  3. Imperfect

    De chica soñaba con ser veterinaria.

    As a girl I dreamed of being a vet.

  4. Future

    Si cenas tan tarde, soñarás cosas raras.

    If you eat dinner that late, you'll have strange dreams.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Quién soñaría con vivir lejos de su familia?

    Who would dream of living far from their family?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Que sueñes con los angelitos, mi amor.

    Sweet dreams, my love.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si soñaras conmigo, ¿me lo contarías?

    If you dreamed about me, would you tell me?

  8. Imperative

    ¡Sueña en grande, tú puedes lograrlo!

    Dream big, you can do it!

Good to know

  • "Soñar con": soñé contigo, sueño con tener una casa; never "soñar de".

Where you hear soñar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Sueño con una casa en la sierra. I dream of a house in the mountains.
  • De niña, soñaba con ser enfermera. As a girl, I dreamed of being a nurse.
  • Esta noche va a soñar con el mezcal. Tonight you're going to dream of mezcal.
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Little Kisses

Intermediate Level 2 · sueña con llevarla · sueño con

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