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SPANISH VERB

soplar

to blow, to blow out

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: soplando
  • Past participle: soplado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use soplar

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

  1. Present

    En Cádiz el levante sopla casi todo el verano.

    In Cádiz the easterly wind blows almost all summer.

  2. Past

    La niña sopló las velas de un solo golpe.

    The girl blew out the candles in one go.

  3. Imperfect

    Soplaba un viento helado por la calle Sierpes.

    An icy wind was blowing down Sierpes street.

  4. Future

    Mañana soplará un viento fuerte en la costa.

    Tomorrow a strong wind will blow on the coast.

  5. Conditional

    Yo soplaría la sopa antes de dársela al bebé.

    I'd blow on the soup before giving it to the baby.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espera a que sople el viento para volar la cometa.

    Wait for the wind to blow to fly the kite.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije al niño que soplara fuerte las velas.

    I told the boy to blow the candles out hard.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Sopla, abuela, pide un deseo!

    Blow, grandma, make a wish!

Where you hear soplar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Hoy sopla viento del mar. Today the wind is blowing from the sea.
  • Soplé la vela de la tarta. I blew out the candle on the cake.
  • Rosario no va a soplar la vela. Rosario isn't going to blow out the candle.
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The Last Birth

Advanced Level 3 · sopla tú

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The East Wind

Advanced Level 3 · sopla el levante

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.