What does 'soler' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'soler' means to usually do / tend to. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is soler an irregular verb in Spanish?

Yes, soler is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -ER ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.

How do you conjugate soler in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of soler: yo suelo, tú sueles, él/ella/usted suele, nosotros solemos, vosotros soléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes suelen.

How do you conjugate soler in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of soler: yo -, tú -, él/ella/usted -, nosotros -, vosotros -, ellos/ellas/ustedes -. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of soler?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of soler: yo solía, tú solías, él/ella/usted solía, nosotros solíamos, vosotros solíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes solían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of soler?

The past participle of soler is 'solido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he solido' (I have usually do / tend toed), 'has solido', 'ha solido'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of soler?

The gerundio of soler is 'soliendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy soliendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Soler conjugation

soler is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning usually do / tend to. In the present tense: yo suelo, tú sueles, él/ella suele, nosotros solemos, vosotros soléis, ellos suelen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: soler
Gerundio: soliendo
Meaning: usually do / tend to
Pattern: Irregular
Difficulty: Level 3

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Conjugation tables

Soler across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	soler	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	soliendo	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar soliendo.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	suelo	Yo suelo levantarme temprano los lunes.I usually get up early on Mondays.
tú	sueles	Tú sueles pensar mucho antes de hablar.You usually think a lot before speaking.
él	suele	Él suele caminar después de cenar.He usually walks after dinner.
nosotros	solemos	Nosotros solemos comer juntos los viernes.We usually eat together on Fridays.
vosotros	soléis	Vosotros soléis llegar antes que nadie.You usually arrive before anyone else.
ellos	suelen	Ellos suelen cambiar de idea al final.They usually change their minds in the end.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he solido	Yo he solido levantarme temprano últimamente.I have usually gotten up early lately.
tú	has solido	Tú has solido pensar mucho en esto.You have usually thought a lot about this.
él	ha solido	Él ha solido caminar por esa zona.He has usually walked through that area.
nosotros	hemos solido	Nosotros hemos solido comer juntos este mes.We have usually eaten together this month.
vosotros	habéis solido	Vosotros habéis solido llegar pronto últimamente.You have usually arrived early lately.
ellos	han solido	Ellos han solido cambiar de idea.They have usually changed their minds.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	solía	Yo solía levantarme temprano en invierno.I used to get up early in winter.
tú	solías	Tú solías pensar mucho antes de decidir.You used to think a lot before deciding.
él	solía	Él solía caminar sin prisa.He used to walk without haste.
nosotros	solíamos	Nosotros solíamos comer juntos cada viernes.We used to eat together every Friday.
vosotros	solíais	Vosotros solíais llegar muy pronto.You used to arrive very early.
ellos	solían	Ellos solían cambiar de idea a menudo.They used to change their minds often.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había solido	Yo había solido levantarme temprano antes del cambio.I had usually gotten up early before the change.
tú	habías solido	Tú habías solido pensar mucho en ese tema.You had usually thought a lot about that topic.
él	había solido	Él había solido caminar por allí antes.He had usually walked there before.
nosotros	habíamos solido	Nosotros habíamos solido comer juntos previamente.We had usually eaten together previously.
vosotros	habíais solido	Vosotros habíais solido llegar temprano ya.You had usually arrived early already.
ellos	habían solido	Ellos habían solido cambiar de idea antes.They had usually changed their minds before.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	suela	Es raro que yo suela llegar tarde.It is unusual that I usually arrive late.
tú	suelas	Dudo que tú suelas callarte tanto.I doubt that you usually stay so quiet.
él	suela	No creo que él suela caminar tan despacio.I do not think that he usually walks so slowly.
nosotros	solamos	Es extraño que nosotros solamos discutir por eso.It is strange that we usually argue about that.
vosotros	soláis	No parece que vosotros soláis llegar tan temprano.It does not seem that you usually arrive so early.
ellos	suelan	Es posible que ellos suelan cambiar de plan.It is possible that they usually change plans.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya solido	Dudo que yo haya solido levantarme tan temprano últimamente.I doubt that I have usually been getting up so early lately.
tú	hayas solido	No creo que tú hayas solido pensar así siempre.I do not think that you have usually thought like that all the time.
él	haya solido	Es posible que él haya solido caminar solo por allí.It is possible that he has usually walked there alone.
nosotros	hayamos solido	Es probable que nosotros hayamos solido comer juntos este mes.It is likely that we have usually eaten together this month.
vosotros	hayáis solido	No parece que vosotros hayáis solido llegar tan pronto últimamente.It does not seem that you have usually arrived so early lately.
ellos	hayan solido	Puede que ellos hayan solido cambiar de idea.They may have usually changed their minds.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	soliera	Si yo soliera dormir menos, estaría agotado.If I usually slept less, I would be exhausted.
tú	solieras	Si tú solieras dudar tanto, tardarías más.If you usually doubted that much, you would take longer.
él	soliera	Si él soliera llegar tarde, habría problemas.If he usually arrived late, there would be problems.
nosotros	soliéramos	Si nosotros soliéramos discutir por todo, no avanzaríamos.If we usually argued about everything, we would not move forward.
vosotros	solierais	Si vosotros solierais cambiar de ruta, os perderíais.If you usually changed route, you would get lost.
ellos	solieran	Si ellos solieran olvidar las fechas, fallarían más.If they usually forgot dates, they would fail more often.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera solido	Si yo hubiera solido dormir menos, habría estado agotado.If I had usually slept less, I would have been exhausted.
tú	hubieras solido	Si tú hubieras solido dudar tanto, habrías tardado más.If you had usually doubted that much, you would have taken longer.
él	hubiera solido	Si él hubiera solido llegar tarde, habría habido problemas.If he had usually arrived late, there would have been problems.
nosotros	hubiéramos solido	Si nosotros hubiéramos solido discutir por todo, no habríamos avanzado.If we had usually argued about everything, we would not have moved forward.
vosotros	hubierais solido	Si vosotros hubierais solido cambiar de ruta, os habríais perdido.If you had usually changed route, you would have gotten lost.
ellos	hubieran solido	Si ellos hubieran solido olvidar las fechas, habrían fallado más.If they had usually forgotten dates, they would have failed more often.

Soler conjugation

Soler across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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