Conjugate soler in the imperfect tense (El Imperfecto)

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Last updated: 2023-06-29

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Soler (to usually do something) is regular in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish.

Learn how to conjugate "soler" in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish

yo	solía
tú	solías
él / ella / Ud.	solía
nosotros / nosotras	solíamos
vosotros / vosotras	solíais
ellos / ellas / Uds.	solían

Listen to these examples of soler in El Pretérito Imperfecto.

Yo solía cantar en un grupo de rock.I used to sing in a rock band.

Tú solías salir con esa chica, ¿verdad?You used to go out with that girl, didn't you?

Miguel solía ir al campo cada domingo.Miguel used to go to the countryside every Sunday.

Nosotras solíamos nadar en la piscina local.We used to swim in the local swimming pool.

¿Vosotros solíais venir aquí a menudo?Did you used to come here often?

Ellos solían celebrar la Navidad con sus hermanos pero ahora no.They used to celebrate Christmas with their brothers but not any more.

¿Ustedes solían también venir a esta tienda?Did you also use to come to this shop?

Look how in the examples soler is always followed by an infinitive. We use soler in El Pretérito Imperfecto combined with another verb to express what "you used to do in the past".

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