-ir verb irregular · stem-change-e-i Advanced

sonreír — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to smile

The imperfect conjugation of sonreír (irregular stem-change-e-i, ranked #2439). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo sonreía
sonreías
él/ella/Ud. sonreía
nosotros sonreíamos
vosotros sonreíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sonreían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo sonreía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to smile often.

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