Spanish verb soler conjugation

Lesson 9 Future simple tense.

Topic 3. Verbo soler. Futuro imperfecto. sole verb. Future imperfect tense

Soler to be in the habit

(Preterito imperfecto)

Verb soler belongs to the number of insufficient verbs, i.e. it is not used in all persons and tenses. It is always used with the infinitive of another verb, for example:

soler afeitarse- have a habit of shaving

Verb soler used in the present and past imperfect tenses. Missing forms can be filled with a verb acostumbrar to have a habit.

Suele levantarse a las cinco.- He usually gets up at five (He usually gets up at five).

Future imperfect tense in Spanish expresses an action that must take place in the future. Futuro imperfecto is formed by adding to the infinitive of the verb for all three conjugations the following endings:

-é , -as, -á , -emos, -eis, -an

For example:

Tomar take

(Futuro imperfecto)

Some of these verbs have special forms. Here are the most important of these verbs:

As you can see from the table, everything is actually very simple.

Spanish lessons for beginners.

Lesson 9 - Talking about habitual actions.

This lesson covers the following topics:

• reflexive verbs;
• adverbs ending in -mente;
• adverbs of frequency (denoting how often an action occurs);
• the preposition "a" in various constructions;
• soler + infinitive
• acostumbrar + infinitive

EXAMPLES

A: ¿Qué haces los domingos/ fines de semana? — What do you do on Sundays/weekends?

B: Leo./ Escucho música. — I read/listen to music.

Siempre/Nunca llega a la hora. He always comes / never comes on time.

A veces/ De vez en cuando nos invitan. — Sometimes / From time to time they invite us.

¿Viene Vd. aquí a menudo/siempre? Do you often/always come here?

¿Cuántas veces por semana/ mes la ves? How many times a week / month do you see her?

¿A que hora cenas/ te acuestas? When do you have dinner / go to bed?

Ceno/ Me acuesto a las 10.00. I have dinner / go to bed at 10.00.

GRAMMAR

Reflexive verbs.

• In reflexive verbs, as a rule, the infinitive is added -se, For example, levantarse (get up, get up) lavarse (to wash).
• Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs. me , te, se ,nos , os that are placed before the verb.

Examples.

me levanto - I get up

te levantas - you get up

se levanta - you (polite form) get up, he/she gets up

nos levantamos - we get up

os levantáis - you (plural) get up

se levantan - they get up, you (polite form) get up

Los sabados siempre me levanto tarde. On Saturdays I always get up late.

Se levanta y se va al trabajo. He/she gets up and goes to work.

• As you can see from the examples above, reflexive pronouns usually come before the verb, but they are attached to the ending of the infinitive, gerund (see) and imperative (see).

Antes de acostar se lee un rato. He/she reads a little before going to bed.

Afeitando se, se corto. He cut himself while shaving.

Levanta te, es tarde. "Get up, it's getting late."

• In constructions main verb + infinitive/gerund the reflexive pronoun can either stand before the main verb, or be attached to the infinitive or gerund.

Me voy a duchar./ Voy a ducharme. - I am going to take a shower.

Nos tenemos que ir./ Tenemos que irnos. - We need to leave.

Below you can find a list of the most commonly used Spanish reflexive verbs. The designation (ie), (ue) or (i) next to the verb indicates the vowel change of the stem in the present tense (see).

acostarse (ue) - go to bed

acordarse (ue) - remember, remember

afeitarse - to shave

alegrarse - to rejoice

bañarse - to bathe

casarse - to get married

cortarse - cut yourself

despertarse (ie) - wake up

dormirse (ue) - fall asleep

equivokarse - to err

hallarse - to be, to be

irse - to leave

lavarse - to wash

levantarse - to get up

marcharse - to leave

morirse (ue) - to die

move (ue) - to move

olvidarse - to forget

parse - to stop

peinarse - to comb

probarse (ue) - try on

reírse (i) - to laugh

sentarse (ie) - to sit down

sentirse (ie) - to feel

Adverbs ending in -mente

In Spanish, many adverbs are formed by adding -mente to a feminine adjective.

rapida → rapidida mente(fast)

lenta → lenta mente(slowly)

Please note that if the adjective is stressed (´), then it is preserved in the adverb.

If the adverb ends in a consonant, just add -mente .

facil → facil mente(easily)

Note.

Instead of adverbs -mente, we can also use the construction de manner/forma + adjective.

de manera extraña - strange

de forma muy professional - very professional

Adverbs of frequency

Below you can find a list of adverbs and adverbial constructions that are often used to indicate how often an action takes place.

frecuentemente - often

generalmente - usually, in general

normalmente - usually, normally

usualmente - usually

a menudo - often

a veces - sometimes

de vez en cuando - from time to time

una vez/ dos veces por semana - once/twice a week

siemper - always

nunca, jamás - never

todos los días / meses / años - every day / month / year

cada día / mes / año - every day / month / year

Notes.

• Please note that in plural noun vez consonant z changes to c: vez-vec es.
• Jamas more emotionally charged than nunca.
• If nunca stands after the verb, then a double negative is used. Compare:

Nunca me llama. / No me llama nunca. She never calls me.

Preposition "a" in some constructions

Notice the use of the preposition a in expressions ¿a que hora?, a las …

¿A qué hora sales de la oficina? What time do you leave the office?

Salgo a las 8.00. — I leave at 8.00.

Note.

You can find a list of words and expressions on this topic in the article "".

soler + infinitive

When we talk about habitual actions, we can use the construction soler (o→ue) + infinitive , which is most often translated using the adverb "usually".

A: ¿Qué suele hacer Vd. en el verano? — What do you usually do in summer?

B: Suelo salir de vacaciones. — I usually go on vacation.

A: Donde sueles comer? — Where do you usually eat?

B: Suelo comer en casa. I usually eat at home.

Solemos trabajar hasta muy tarde. We usually work late.

Acostumbrar + infinitive

Design acostumbrar + infinitive has the meaning "usually do something", "have a habit of doing something".

Ana acostumbra levantarse tarde. Anna usually gets up late / is used to getting up late.

Acostumbro comprar el periódico todos los dias. I usually buy a newspaper every day.

The design is used much less frequently than soler + infinitive, and is more characteristic of written speech.

Note.

About use soler And acostumbrar in phrases like solia/ acostumbraba trabajar mucho read in .

EXERCISES

1. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. Antes de ... a veces leo un rato. Feneralmente me duermo a eso de las 11.00. (dormirse)

2. Normalmente (yo) ... a las 10.00, peromi marido no ... nunca antes de la medianoche. Los chicos … a las 9.30. (acostarse)

3. (Yo) ... (despertarse) todos los días bastante tarde, ... (afeitarse), ... (bañarse) rápidamente y ... (salir) al trabajo.

4. Ana siempre ... a la oficina sobre las 8.00. Normalmente (elle) … en el coche. (irse, ir)

5. Fernando ... (alegrarse) cuando sus padres ... (venir) a visitarle.