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sonar

to ring, to sound

verb irregular Word 425 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate sonar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo sueno I ring / I am ringing / I sound / I am sounding
tú suenas you ring / you are ringing / you sound / you are sounding
él/ella suena he/she rings / he/she is ringing / you ring (formal) / you are ringing (formal) / he/she sounds / he/she is sounding / you sound (formal) / you are sounding (formal)
nosotros sonamos we ring / we are ringing / we sound / we are sounding
ellos/ellas suenan they ring / they are ringing / you all ring / you all are ringing / they sound / they are sounding / you all sound / you all are sounding

Preterite

yo soné I rang / I sounded
tú sonaste you rang / you sounded
él/ella sonó he/she rang / you rang (formal) / he/she sounded / you sounded (formal)
nosotros sonamos we rang / we sounded
ellos/ellas sonaron they rang / you all rang / they sounded / you all sounded

Imperfect

yo sonaba I was ringing / I used to ring / I was sounding / I used to sound
tú sonabas you were ringing / you used to ring / you were sounding / you used to sound
él/ella sonaba he/she was ringing / he/she used to ring / you were ringing (formal) / you used to ring (formal) / he/she was sounding / he/she used to sound / you were sounding (formal) / you used to sound (formal)
nosotros sonábamos we were ringing / we used to ring / we were sounding / we used to sound
ellos/ellas sonaban they were ringing / they used to ring / you all were ringing / you all used to ring / they were sounding / they used to sound / you all were sounding / you all used to sound

Future

yo sonaré I will ring / I will sound
tú sonarás you will ring / you will sound
él/ella sonará he/she will ring / you will ring (formal) / he/she will sound / you will sound (formal)
nosotros sonaremos we will ring / we will sound
ellos/ellas sonarán they will ring / you all will ring / they will sound / you all will sound

In a sentence

Tu teléfono sonó dos veces.

Your phone rang twice.

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