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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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | sonreía |
| tú | 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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