sonarse — Spanish conjugation

to blow one's nose

IrregularReflexivesonar → sonarse

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yome sueno
te suenas
voste sonás
él/ella/Ud.se suena
nosotrosnos sonamos
vosotrosos sonáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se suenan

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yome soné
te sonaste
voste sonaste
él/ella/Ud.se sonó
nosotrosnos sonamos
vosotrosos sonasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonaron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yome sonaba
te sonabas
voste sonabas
él/ella/Ud.se sonaba
nosotrosnos sonábamos
vosotrosos sonabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yome sonaría
te sonarías
voste sonarías
él/ella/Ud.se sonaría
nosotrosnos sonaríamos
vosotrosos sonaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonarían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yome sonaré
te sonarás
voste sonarás
él/ella/Ud.se sonará
nosotrosnos sonaremos
vosotrosos sonaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonarán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yome he sonado
te has sonado
voste has sonado
él/ella/Ud.se ha sonado
nosotrosnos hemos sonado
vosotrosos habéis sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han sonado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yome había sonado
te habías sonado
voste habías sonado
él/ella/Ud.se había sonado
nosotrosnos habíamos sonado
vosotrosos habíais sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían sonado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yome habría sonado
te habrías sonado
voste habrías sonado
él/ella/Ud.se habría sonado
nosotrosnos habríamos sonado
vosotrosos habríais sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían sonado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yome habré sonado
te habrás sonado
voste habrás sonado
él/ella/Ud.se habrá sonado
nosotrosnos habremos sonado
vosotrosos habréis sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán sonado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yome suene
te suenes
voste suenes
él/ella/Ud.se suene
nosotrosnos sonemos
vosotrosos sonéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se suenen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome sonara
te sonaras
voste sonaras
él/ella/Ud.se sonara
nosotrosnos sonáramos
vosotrosos sonarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome sonase
te sonases
voste sonases
él/ella/Ud.se sonase
nosotrosnos sonásemos
vosotrosos sonaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se sonasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yome haya sonado
te hayas sonado
voste hayas sonado
él/ella/Ud.se haya sonado
nosotrosnos hayamos sonado
vosotrosos hayáis sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan sonado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yome hubiera sonado
te hubieras sonado
voste hubieras sonado
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera sonado
nosotrosnos hubiéramos sonado
vosotrosos hubierais sonado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran sonado

Other forms

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yome estoy sonando
te estás sonando
voste estás sonando
él/ella/Ud.se está sonando
nosotrosnos estamos sonando
vosotrosos estáis sonando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están sonando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yome estuve sonando
te estuviste sonando
voste estuviste sonando
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo sonando
nosotrosnos estuvimos sonando
vosotrosos estuvisteis sonando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron sonando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yome estaba sonando
te estabas sonando
voste estabas sonando
él/ella/Ud.se estaba sonando
nosotrosnos estábamos sonando
vosotrosos estabais sonando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban sonando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yome estaría sonando
te estarías sonando
voste estarías sonando
él/ella/Ud.se estaría sonando
nosotrosnos estaríamos sonando
vosotrosos estaríais sonando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían sonando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yome estaré sonando
te estarás sonando
voste estarás sonando
él/ella/Ud.se estará sonando
nosotrosnos estaremos sonando
vosotrosos estaréis sonando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán sonando