How to conjugate sonreía in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

sonreía
was smiling
regular verb

Sonreír means to smile. 'Sonreía' is the imperfect tense, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

How to conjugate sonreía in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sonreí
Tú
sonreíste
Él / Ella / Usted
sonrió
Nosotros / Nosotras
sonreímos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sonreísteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sonrieron

Examples of sonreía in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer sonreí cuando te vi.
Yesterday I smiled when I saw you.
Tú
Tú sonreíste en la foto.
You smiled in the photo.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él sonrió al escuchar la noticia.
He smiled when he heard the news.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sonreímos durante la reunión.
We smiled during the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sonreísteis en la fiesta.
You all smiled at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos sonrieron al ver el regalo.
They smiled when they saw the gift.

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Ayer sonreí cuando te vi.

Other conjugations of sonreía

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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