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sonreír

to smile

verb irregular Word 948 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate sonreír

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

Present

yo sonrío I smile / I am smiling
tú sonríes you smile / you are smiling
él/ella sonríe he/she smiles / he/she is smiling / you smile (formal) / you are smiling (formal)
nosotros sonreímos we smile / we are smiling
ellos/ellas sonríen they smile / they are smiling / you all smile / you all are smiling

Preterite

yo sonreí I smiled
tú sonreíste you smiled
él/ella sonrió he/she smiled / you smiled (formal)
nosotros sonreímos we smiled
ellos/ellas sonrieron they smiled / you all smiled

Imperfect

yo sonreía I was smiling / I used to smile
tú sonreías you were smiling / you used to smile
él/ella sonreía he/she was smiling / he/she used to smile / you were smiling (formal) / you used to smile (formal)
nosotros sonreíamos we were smiling / we used to smile
ellos/ellas sonreían they were smiling / they used to smile / you all were smiling / you all used to smile

Future

yo sonreiré I will smile
tú sonreirás you will smile
él/ella sonreirá he/she will smile / you will smile (formal)
nosotros sonreiremos we will smile
ellos/ellas sonreirán they will smile / you all will smile

In a sentence

El niño sonrió cuando vio a su papá.

The boy smiled when he saw his dad.

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