sonreír

to smile

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sonriendo

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sonreído

Simple tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonrío I smile	I smile
tú	sonríes you smile	you smile
él/ella/usted	sonríe he/she/you smiles	he/she/you smiles
nosotros	sonreímos we smile	we smile
vosotros	sonreís you all smile	you all smile
ellos/ustedes	sonríen they/you all smile	they/you all smile

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonreía I used to smile	I used to smile
tú	sonreías you used to smile	you used to smile
él/ella/usted	sonreía he/she/you used to smile	he/she/you used to smile
nosotros	sonreíamos we used to smile	we used to smile
vosotros	sonreíais you all used to smile	you all used to smile
ellos/ustedes	sonreían they/you all used to smile	they/you all used to smile

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonreí I smiled	I smiled
tú	sonreíste you smiled	you smiled
él/ella/usted	sonrió he/she/you smiled	he/she/you smiled
nosotros	sonreímos we smiled	we smiled
vosotros	sonreísteis you all smiled	you all smiled
ellos/ustedes	sonrieron they/you all smiled	they/you all smiled

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonreiré I will smile	I will smile
tú	sonreirás you will smile	you will smile
él/ella/usted	sonreirá he/she/you will smile	he/she/you will smile
nosotros	sonreiremos we will smile	we will smile
vosotros	sonreiréis you all will smile	you all will smile
ellos/ustedes	sonreirán they/you all will smile	they/you all will smile

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonreiría I would smile	I would smile
tú	sonreirías you would smile	you would smile
él/ella/usted	sonreiría he/she/you would smile	he/she/you would smile
nosotros	sonreiríamos we would smile	we would smile
vosotros	sonreiríais you all would smile	you all would smile
ellos/ustedes	sonreirían they/you all would smile	they/you all would smile

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonría that I smile	that I smile
tú	sonrías that you smile	that you smile
él/ella/usted	sonría that he/she/you smile	that he/she/you smile
nosotros	sonriamos that we smile	that we smile
vosotros	sonriáis that you all smile	that you all smile
ellos/ustedes	sonrían that they/you all smile	that they/you all smile

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sonriera or sonriese that I smiled	that I smiled
tú	sonrieras or sonrieses that you smiled	that you smiled
él/ella/usted	sonriera or sonriese that he/she/you smiled	that he/she/you smiled
nosotros	sonriéramos or sonriésemos that we smiled	that we smiled
vosotros	sonrierais or sonrieseis that you all smiled	that you all smiled
ellos/ustedes	sonrieran or sonriesen that they/you all smiled	that they/you all smiled

Compound tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sonríe	smile! (you)
usted	sonría	smile! (you formal)
nosotros	sonriamos	let's smile!
vosotros	sonreíd	smile! (you all)
ustedes	sonrían	smile! (you all)

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sonrías	don't smile! (you)
usted	no sonría	don't smile! (you formal)
nosotros	no sonriamos	let's not smile!
vosotros	no sonriáis	don't smile! (you all)
ustedes	no sonrían	don't smile! (you all)

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