Sonreír (to smile) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of sonreír (to smile) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Sonreír (to smile) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 25: Emociones y sentimientos (Emotions and feelings)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Sonreír (to smile) Sonriendo (Smiling) Sonreído (Smiled)

Sonreír (to smile): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo sonrío I smile
tú sonríes You smile
él/ella sonríe he smiles
nosotros/nosotras sonreímos we smile
vosotros/vosotras sonreís You smile
ellos/ellas sonríen They smile

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me he sonreído I have smiled
tú te has sonreído You have smiled
él/ella se ha sonreído he has smiled
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos sonreído We have smiled
vosotros/vosotras os habéis sonreído You have smiled
ellos/ellas se han sonreído They have smiled

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo sonría I smile
tú sonrías You smile
él/ella sonría he smile
nosotros/nosotras sonriamos We smile
vosotros/vosotras sonriáis you smile
ellos/ellas sonrían they smile

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya sonreído I have smiled
tú hayas sonreído You have smiled
él/ella haya sonreído he has smiled
nosotros/nosotras hayamos sonreído we have smiled
vosotros/vosotras hayáis sonreído you have smiled
ellos/ellas hayan sonreído they have smiled

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo sonreía I was smiling
tú sonreías You were smiling
él/ella sonreía He was smiling
nosotros/nosotras sonreíamos We smiled
vosotros/vosotras sonreíais You smiled
ellos/ellas sonreían They were smiling

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me había sonreído I had smiled
tú te habías sonreído You had smiled
él/ella se había sonreído he had smiled
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos sonreído we had smiled
vosotros/vosotras os habíais sonreído You all had smiled
ellos/ellas se habían sonreído They had smiled

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo sonriera/sonriese I would smile
tú sonrieras/sonrieses You would smile
él/ella sonriera/sonriese he smiled
nosotros/nosotras sonriéramos/sonriésemos we smiled
vosotros/vosotras sonrierais/sonrieseis You would smile
ellos/ellas sonrieran/sonriesen They would smile

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese sonreído I would have smiled
tú hubieras/hubieses sonreído You had smiled
él/ella hubiera/hubiese sonreído he had smiled
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos sonreído we would have smiled
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis sonreído you would have smiled
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen sonreído they would have smiled

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo sonreí I smiled
tú sonreíste You smiled
él/ella sonrió he smiled
nosotros/nosotras sonreímos We smiled
vosotros/vosotras sonreísteis You smiled
ellos/ellas sonrieron They smiled

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube sonreído I had smiled
tú hubiste sonreído You had smiled
él/ella hubo sonreído He had smiled
nosotros/nosotras hubimos sonreído we had smiled
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis sonreído You (plural) had smiled
ellos/ellas hubieron sonreído They had smiled

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo sonriera/sonriere I would smile
tú sonrieras/sonrieres You would smile
él/ella sonriera/sonriere he would smile
nosotros/nosotras sonriéramos/sonriéremos we will smile
vosotros/vosotras sonrierais/sonriereis You would smile
ellos/ellas sonrieran/sonrieren they would smile

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere sonreído I will have smiled
tú hubieres sonreído You will have smiled
él/ella hubiere sonreído he will have smiled
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos sonreído We will have smiled
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis sonreído You will have smiled
ellos/ellas hubieren sonreído They will have smiled

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo sonreiré I will smile
tú sonreirás You will smile
él/ella sonreirá He will smile
nosotros/nosotras sonreiremos We will smile
vosotros/vosotras sonreiréis You all will smile
ellos/ellas sonreirán They will smile

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habré sonreído I will have smiled
tú te habrás sonreído You will have smiled
él/ella se habrá sonreído He will have smiled
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos sonreído We will have smiled
vosotros/vosotras os habréis sonreído You all will have smiled
ellos/ellas se habrán sonreído They will have smiled
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
—— You smile
¡Sonríe! He/She smiles
¡Sonría! We smile
¡Sonriamos! You (all) smile
¡Sonreíd! They smile

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No sonría! You do not smile
No sonrías! He/She do not smile
No sonría! You do not smile
No sonriamos! You all do not smile
No sonriáis! They do not smile

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo sonreiría I would smile
tú sonreirías You would smile
él/ella sonreiría He would smile
nosotros/nosotras sonreiríamos We would smile
vosotros/vosotras sonreiríais You (plural) would smile
ellos/ellas sonreirían They would smile

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría sonreído I would have smiled
tú habrías sonreído You would have smiled
él/ella habría sonreído he would have smiled
nosotros/nosotras habríamos sonreído we would have smiled
vosotros/vosotras habríais sonreído You all would have smiled
ellos/ellas habrían sonreído They would have smiled

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I smile a lot.
Yo sonrío mucho.
2. You will smile while you play chess.
Sonreiréis mientras jugáis al ajedrez.
3. He will smile upon receiving the appetizer.
Sonreirá al recibir el aperitivo.
4. You smile in the photos.
Vosotros sonreís en las fotos.
5. We will smile while having a coffee together.
Sonreiremos al tomar un café juntos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I smiled when I felt happy.
Sonreí cuando me sentí feliz.
2. We used to smile at every family gathering.
Nosotros sonreíamos en cada reunión familiar.
3. You smiled because you were calm.
Sonreíste porque estabas tranquilo.
4. You have smiled upon hearing the news.
Tú te has sonreído al escuchar la noticia.
5. We smiled during the family party.
Sonreímos durante la fiesta familiar.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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sonrierais/sonrieseis, sonriáis, sonrieran/sonriesen, sonriera/sonriese, sonría

1.
Era necesario que ellos/ellas ... para dar buena impresión.
(It was necessary for them to smile in order to make a good impression.)
2.
Ojalá que vosotros ... en la foto.
(I hope that you all smile in the photo.)
3.
Es importante que él ... cada día.
(It is important that he smile every day.)
4.
Es importante que él/ella ... en la foto.
(It is important that he/she smile in the photograph.)
5.
El profesor esperaba que vosotros ... durante la clase.
(The teacher expected that you would smile during the class.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. When he had smiled, the atmosphere relaxed.
Cuando hubo sonreído, el ambiente se relajó.
2. You all would have smiled if you had been given that compliment.
Vosotros habríais sonreído si os hubieran hecho ese cumplido.
3. I hope you have smiled when I told the joke.
Espero que vosotros hayáis sonreído cuando conté el chiste.
4. Once they had smiled, they took the photo.
Una vez que hubieron sonreído, se tomaron la foto.
5. Just after you had smiled, the guests entered.
Justo después de que hubisteis sonreído, entraron los invitados.