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SPANISH VERB

sonreír

to smile

  • #271 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sonriendo
  • Past participle: sonreído

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sonreír

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

  1. Present

    Mi hija sonríe cada vez que ve al abuelo.

    My daughter smiles every time she sees her grandfather.

  2. Past

    La camarera sonrió y nos trajo otra ración.

    The waitress smiled and brought us another portion.

  3. Imperfect

    El bebé sonreía a todos los que pasaban.

    The baby smiled at everyone who walked by.

  4. Future

    Sonreirás cuando veas el regalo que te he comprado.

    You'll smile when you see the present I bought you.

  5. Conditional

    Yo sonreiría más en las fotos si tuviera mejores dientes.

    I'd smile more in photos if I had better teeth.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que sonrías un poco, que es tu cumpleaños.

    I want you to smile a little, it's your birthday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El fotógrafo nos pidió que sonriéramos todos juntos.

    The photographer asked us all to smile together.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Sonríe, Inés, que te están grabando!

    Smile, Inés, they're filming you!

Where you hear sonreír

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Siempre sonrío cuando veo a mis amigos. I always smile when I see my friends.
  • Sonreí cuando vi a Mateo. I smiled when I saw Mateo.
  • Voy a sonreír para la foto. I'm going to smile for the photo.
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A Promise Is a Promise

Advanced Level 1 · sonreír mucho

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