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How to conjugate Soler in Spanish

soler to tend to (do), to usually (do) Irregular Verb

At a glance: Soler (to tend to (do), to usually (do)) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: suelo, sueles, suele, solemos, soléis, suelen. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelo, sueles, suele, suelen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (suela).

Past participle: solido tended to
Gerund: soliendo tending to

Indicative tenses of Soler
Subjunctive tenses of Soler
Imperative tenses of Soler
- Soler in the Imperative Affirmative
- Soler in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Soler

Soler in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of soler is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “suelo”, meaning “I tend to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	suelo	I tend to
Tú	sueles	you tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	suele	s/he tends to
Nosotras / Nosotros	solemos	we tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	soléis	you (plural) tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	suelen	they tend to

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelo, sueles, suele, suelen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Soler in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of soler is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “”, meaning “I tended to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	I tended to
Tú	-	you tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	-	s/he tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	-	we tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	-	you (plural) tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	-	they tended to

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Soler in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of soler is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “solía”, meaning “I used to tend to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	solía	I used to tend to
Tú	solías	you used to tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	solía	s/he used to tend to
Nosotras / Nosotros	solíamos	we used to tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	solíais	you (plural) used to tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	solían	they used to tend to

How it’s built: Regular: stem sol- plus the -er endings.

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Soler in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of soler is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy soliendo”, meaning “I am tending to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy soliendo	I am tending to
Tú	estás soliendo	you are tending to
Ella / Él / Usted	está soliendo	s/he is tending to
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos soliendo	we are tending to
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis soliendo	you (plural) are tending to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están soliendo	they are tending to

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund soliendo.

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Soler in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of soler is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a soler”, meaning “I am going to tend to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a soler	I am going to tend to
Tú	vas a soler	you are going to tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	va a soler	s/he is going to tend to
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a soler	we are going to tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a soler	you (plural) are going to tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a soler	they are going to tend to

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive soler.

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Soler in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of soler is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “”, meaning “I will tend to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	I will tend to
Tú	-	you will tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	-	s/he will tend to
Nosotras / Nosotros	-	we will tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	-	you (plural) will tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	-	they will tend to

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Soler in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of soler is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “”, meaning “I would tend to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	I would tend to
Tú	-	you would tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	-	s/he would tend to
Nosotras / Nosotros	-	we would tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	-	you (plural) would tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	-	they would tend to

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Soler in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of soler is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he solido”, meaning “I have tended to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he solido	I have tended to
Tú	has solido	you have tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	ha solido	s/he has tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos solido	we have tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis solido	you (plural) have tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han solido	they have tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle solido.

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Soler in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of soler is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había solido”, meaning “I had tended to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había solido	I had tended to
Tú	habías solido	you had tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	había solido	s/he had tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos solido	we had tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais solido	you (plural) had tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían solido	they had tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle solido.

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Soler in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of soler is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré solido”, meaning “I will have tended to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré solido	I will have tended to
Tú	habrás solido	you will have tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá solido	s/he will have tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos solido	we will have tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis solido	you (plural) will have tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán solido	they will have tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle solido.

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Soler in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of soler is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría solido”, meaning “I would have tended to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría solido	I would have tended to
Tú	habrías solido	you would have tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	habría solido	s/he would have tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos solido	we would have tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais solido	you (plural) would have tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían solido	they would have tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle solido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Soler

Soler in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “suela”, meaning “I tend to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	suela	I tend to
Tú	suelas	you tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	suela	s/he tends to
Nosotras / Nosotros	solamos	we tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	soláis	you (plural) tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	suelan	they tend to

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, suelo (suela, suelas, suela, suelan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Soler in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “soliera”, meaning “I tended to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	soliera	I tended to
Tú	solieras	you tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	soliera	s/he tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	soliéramos	we tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	solierais	you (plural) tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	solieran	they tended to

How it’s built: Regular: stem sol- plus the -er endings.

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Soler in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “soliere”, meaning “I will tend to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	soliere	I will tend to
Tú	solieres	you will tend to
Ella / Él / Usted	soliere	s/he will tend to
Nosotras / Nosotros	soliéremos	we will tend to
Vosotras / Vosotros	soliereis	you (plural) will tend to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	solieren	they will tend to

How it’s built: Regular: stem sol- plus the -er endings.

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Soler in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya solido”, meaning “I have tended to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya solido	I have tended to
Tú	hayas solido	you have tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	haya solido	s/he has tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos solido	we have tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis solido	you (plural) have tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan solido	they have tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle solido.

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Soler in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera solido”, meaning “I had tended to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera solido	I had tended to
Tú	hubieras solido	you had tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera solido	s/he had tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos solido	we had tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais solido	you (plural) had tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran solido	they had tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle solido.

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Soler in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere solido”, meaning “I will have tended to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere solido	I will have tended to
Tú	hubieres solido	you will have tended to
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere solido	s/he will have tended to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos solido	we will have tended to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis solido	you (plural) will have tended to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren solido	they will have tended to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle solido.

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Imperative tenses of Soler

Soler in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “”, meaning “(to you formal) tend to!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	-	(to you) tend to!
Ella / Él / Usted	-	(to you formal) tend to!
Nosotras / Nosotros	-	let's tend to!
Vosotras / Vosotros	-	(to you plural) tend to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	-	(to you plural formal) tend to!

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Soler in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “”, meaning “(to you formal) don't tend to!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	-	(to you) don't tend to!
Ella / Él / Usted	-	(to you formal) don't tend to!
Nosotras / Nosotros	-	let's not tend to!
Vosotras / Vosotros	-	(to you plural) don't tend to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	-	(to you plural formal) don't tend to!

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Frequently asked questions about Soler

Is soler a regular or irregular verb?

Soler is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelo, sueles, suele, suelen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (suela).

How do you conjugate soler in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), soler is conjugated as: yo suelo, tú sueles, él/ella/usted suele, nosotros solemos, vosotros soléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes suelen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate soler in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), soler is conjugated as: . The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate soler in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), soler is conjugated as: yo solía, tú solías, él/ella/usted solía, nosotros solíamos, vosotros solíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes solían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate soler in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), soler is conjugated as: . The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate soler in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), soler is conjugated as: yo suela, tú suelas, él/ella/usted suela, nosotros solamos, vosotros soláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes suelan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

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