What does soler mean in English?

Soler means "to be used to" in English.

How do you conjugate soler in Spanish?

Soler is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using soler?

Soler is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)

How do you use soler in a sentence?

Example: "Solía ir al parque." which means "I used to go to the park." in English.

Soler

to be used to

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

soler

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

soliendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

solido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	solo I be used to	I be used to
tú	soles you be used to	you be used to
él/ella/usted	sole he/she/you be used tos	he/she/you be used tos
nosotros	solemos we be used to	we be used to
vosotros	soléis you all be used to	you all be used to
ellos/ustedes	solen they/you all be used to	they/you all be used to

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	solía I used to be used to	I used to be used to
tú	solías you used to be used to	you used to be used to
él/ella/usted	solía he/she/you used to be used to	he/she/you used to be used to
nosotros	solíamos we used to be used to	we used to be used to
vosotros	solíais you all used to be used to	you all used to be used to
ellos/ustedes	solían they/you all used to be used to	they/you all used to be used to

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	solí I be used toed	I be used toed
tú	soliste you be used toed	you be used toed
él/ella/usted	solió he/she/you be used toed	he/she/you be used toed
nosotros	solimos we be used toed	we be used toed
vosotros	solisteis you all be used toed	you all be used toed
ellos/ustedes	solieron they/you all be used toed	they/you all be used toed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	soleré I will be used to	I will be used to
tú	solerás you will be used to	you will be used to
él/ella/usted	solerá he/she/you will be used to	he/she/you will be used to
nosotros	soleremos we will be used to	we will be used to
vosotros	soleréis you all will be used to	you all will be used to
ellos/ustedes	solerán they/you all will be used to	they/you all will be used to

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	solería I would be used to	I would be used to
tú	solerías you would be used to	you would be used to
él/ella/usted	solería he/she/you would be used to	he/she/you would be used to
nosotros	soleríamos we would be used to	we would be used to
vosotros	soleríais you all would be used to	you all would be used to
ellos/ustedes	solerían they/you all would be used to	they/you all would be used to

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sola that I be used to	that I be used to
tú	solas that you be used to	that you be used to
él/ella/usted	sola that he/she/you be used to	that he/she/you be used to
nosotros	solamos that we be used to	that we be used to
vosotros	soláis that you all be used to	that you all be used to
ellos/ustedes	solan that they/you all be used to	that they/you all be used to

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	soliera or soliese that I be used toed	that I be used toed
tú	solieras or solieses that you be used toed	that you be used toed
él/ella/usted	soliera or soliese that he/she/you be used toed	that he/she/you be used toed
nosotros	soliéramos or soliésemos that we be used toed	that we be used toed
vosotros	solierais or solieseis that you all be used toed	that you all be used toed
ellos/ustedes	solieran or soliesen that they/you all be used toed	that they/you all be used toed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he solido I have be used toed	I have be used toed
tú	has solido you have be used toed	you have be used toed
él/ella/usted	ha solido he/she/you have be used toed	he/she/you have be used toed
nosotros	hemos solido we have be used toed	we have be used toed
vosotros	habéis solido you all have be used toed	you all have be used toed
ellos/ustedes	han solido they/you all have be used toed	they/you all have be used toed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había solido I had be used toed	I had be used toed
tú	habías solido you had be used toed	you had be used toed
él/ella/usted	había solido he/she/you had be used toed	he/she/you had be used toed
nosotros	habíamos solido we had be used toed	we had be used toed
vosotros	habíais solido you all had be used toed	you all had be used toed
ellos/ustedes	habían solido they/you all had be used toed	they/you all had be used toed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube solido I had be used toed	I had be used toed
tú	hubiste solido you had be used toed	you had be used toed
él/ella/usted	hubo solido he/she/you had be used toed	he/she/you had be used toed
nosotros	hubimos solido we had be used toed	we had be used toed
vosotros	hubisteis solido you all had be used toed	you all had be used toed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron solido they/you all had be used toed	they/you all had be used toed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré solido I will have be used toed	I will have be used toed
tú	habrás solido you will have be used toed	you will have be used toed
él/ella/usted	habrá solido he/she/you will have be used toed	he/she/you will have be used toed
nosotros	habremos solido we will have be used toed	we will have be used toed
vosotros	habréis solido you all will have be used toed	you all will have be used toed
ellos/ustedes	habrán solido they/you all will have be used toed	they/you all will have be used toed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría solido I would have be used toed	I would have be used toed
tú	habrías solido you would have be used toed	you would have be used toed
él/ella/usted	habría solido he/she/you would have be used toed	he/she/you would have be used toed
nosotros	habríamos solido we would have be used toed	we would have be used toed
vosotros	habríais solido you all would have be used toed	you all would have be used toed
ellos/ustedes	habrían solido they/you all would have be used toed	they/you all would have be used toed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya solido that I have be used toed	that I have be used toed
tú	hayas solido that you have be used toed	that you have be used toed
él/ella/usted	haya solido that he/she/you have be used toed	that he/she/you have be used toed
nosotros	hayamos solido that we have be used toed	that we have be used toed
vosotros	hayáis solido that you all have be used toed	that you all have be used toed
ellos/ustedes	hayan solido that they/you all have be used toed	that they/you all have be used toed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera solido that I had be used toed	that I had be used toed
tú	hubieras solido that you had be used toed	that you had be used toed
él/ella/usted	hubiera solido that he/she/you had be used toed	that he/she/you had be used toed
nosotros	hubiéramos solido that we had be used toed	that we had be used toed
vosotros	hubierais solido that you all had be used toed	that you all had be used toed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran solido that they/you all had be used toed	that they/you all had be used toed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sole	be used to! (you)
usted	sola	be used to! (you formal)
nosotros	solamos	let's be used to!
vosotros	soled	be used to! (you all)
ustedes	solan	be used to! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no solas	don't be used to! (you)
usted	no sola	don't be used to! (you formal)
nosotros	no solamos	let's not be used to!
vosotros	no soláis	don't be used to! (you all)
ustedes	no solan	don't be used to! (you all)

More About "soler"

Examples in Context

Solía ir al parque.

I used to go to the park.

Imperfect

Suelo desayunar a las 8.

I usually have breakfast at 8.

Present

Suelen llegar tarde.

They usually arrive late.

Present

Solíamos vivir aquí.

We used to live here.

Imperfect

Usage Notes

•Soler is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)
•Stem changes: suelo, sueles, suele
•Main meaning: to be accustomed to, to usually do
•Only conjugated in present and imperfect tenses
•Always followed by an infinitive: suelo caminar (I usually walk)

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