To smile Irregular Verb
Sonreír is the Spanish verb for "to smile". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | sonreír | to smile |
Past participle | sonreído | smiled |
Gerund | sonriendo | smiling |
The Indicative Present of sonreír 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, "sonrío", meaning "I smile".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonrío | I smile |
Tú | sonríes | you smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonríe | s/he smiles, you (formal) smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonreímos | we smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreís | you (plural) smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonríen | they smile, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of sonreír is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sonreí", meaning "I smiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonreí | I smiled |
Tú | sonreíste | you smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonrió | s/he smiled, you (formal) smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonreímos | we smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreísteis | you (plural) smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonrieron | they smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of sonreír is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sonreía", meaning "I used to smile".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonreía | I used to smile |
Tú | sonreías | you used to smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonreía | s/he used to smile, you (formal) used to smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonreíamos | we used to smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreíais | you (plural) used to smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonreían | they used to smile, |
The Indicative Present Continuous of sonreír is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sonriendo", meaning "I am smiling".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy sonriendo | I am smiling |
Tú | estás sonriendo | you are smiling |
Ella / Él / Usted | está sonriendo | s/he is smiling, you (formal) are smiling |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sonriendo | we are smiling |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sonriendo | you (plural) are smiling |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sonriendo | they are smiling, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Informal Future of sonreír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sonreír", meaning "I am going to smile".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a sonreír | I am going to smile |
Tú | vas a sonreír | you are going to smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a sonreír | s/he is going to smile, you (formal) are going to smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sonreír | we are going to smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sonreír | you (plural) are going to smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sonreír | they are going to smile, |
The Indicative Future of sonreír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sonreiré", meaning "I will smile".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonreiré | I will smile |
Tú | sonreirás | you will smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonreirá | s/he will smile, you (formal) will smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonreiremos | we will smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreiréis | you (plural) will smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonreirán | they will smile, |
The Indicative Conditional of sonreír is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sonreiría", meaning "I would smile".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonreiría | I would smile |
Tú | sonreirías | you would smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonreiría | s/he would smile, you (formal) would smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonreiríamos | we would smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreiríais | you (plural) would smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonreirían | they would smile, |
The Indicative Present Perfect of sonreír 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 sonreído", meaning "I have smiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he sonreído | I have smiled |
Tú | has sonreído | you have smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha sonreído | s/he has smiled, you (formal) have smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sonreído | we have smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sonreído | you (plural) have smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sonreído | they have smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Past Perfect of sonreír is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sonreído", meaning "I had smiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había sonreído | I had smiled |
Tú | habías sonreído | you had smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | había sonreído | s/he had smiled, you (formal) had smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sonreído | we had smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sonreído | you (plural) had smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sonreído | they had smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Future Perfect of sonreír is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sonreído", meaning "I will have smiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré sonreído | I will have smiled |
Tú | habrás sonreído | you will have smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sonreído | s/he will have smiled, you (formal) will have smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sonreído | we will have smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sonreído | you (plural) will have smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sonreído | they will have smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sonreír is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sonreído", meaning "I would have smiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría sonreído | I would have smiled |
Tú | habrías sonreído | you would have smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría sonreído | s/he would have smiled, you (formal) would have smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sonreído | we would have smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sonreído | you (plural) would have smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sonreído | they would have smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "sonría", meaning "I smile".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | sonría | I smile |
Tú | sonrías | you smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonría | s/he smiles, you (formal) smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonriamos | we smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonriáis | you (plural) smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonrían | they smile, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "sonriera", meaning "I smiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonriera | I smiled |
Tú | sonrieras | you smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonriera | s/he smiled, you (formal) smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonriéramos | we smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonrierais | you (plural) smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonrieran | they smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "sonriere", meaning "I will smile".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | sonriere | I will smile |
Tú | sonrieres | you will smile |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonriere | s/he will smile, you (formal) will smile |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonriéremos | we will smile |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonriereis | you (plural) will smile |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonrieren | they will smile, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 sonreído", meaning "I have smiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya sonreído | I have smiled |
Tú | hayas sonreído | you have smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya sonreído | s/he has smiled, you (formal) have smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sonreído | we have smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sonreído | you (plural) have smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sonreído | they have smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 sonreído", meaning "I had smiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera sonreído | I had smiled |
Tú | hubieras sonreído | you had smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sonreído | s/he had smiled, you (formal) had smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sonreído | we had smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sonreído | you (plural) had smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sonreído | they had smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 sonreído", meaning "I will have smiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere sonreído | I will have smiled |
Tú | hubieres sonreído | you will have smiled |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sonreído | s/he will have smiled, you (formal) will have smiled |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sonreído | we will have smiled |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sonreído | you (plural) will have smiled |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sonreído | they will have smiled, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sonría", meaning "(to you formal) smile!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | sonríe | (to you) smile! |
Ella / Él / Usted | sonría | (to you formal) smile! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | sonriamos | let's smile! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | sonreíd | (to you plural) smile! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sonrían | (to you plural formal) smile! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sonría", meaning "(to you formal) don't smile!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no sonrías | (to you) don't smile! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no sonría | (to you formal) don't smile! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no sonriamos | let's not smile! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no sonriáis | (to you plural) don't smile! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sonrían | (to you plural formal) don't smile! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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