sonrojar — Spanish conjugation

to make (someone) blush (sonrojarse: to blush)

Frequency#2012Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

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
yosonrojo
sonrojas
vossonrojás
él/ella/Ud.sonroja
nosotrossonrojamos
vosotrossonrojáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojan

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
yosonrojé
sonrojaste
vossonrojaste
él/ella/Ud.sonrojó
nosotrossonrojamos
vosotrossonrojasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojaron

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
yosonrojaba
sonrojabas
vossonrojabas
él/ella/Ud.sonrojaba
nosotrossonrojábamos
vosotrossonrojabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojaban

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
yosonrojaría
sonrojarías
vossonrojarías
él/ella/Ud.sonrojaría
nosotrossonrojaríamos
vosotrossonrojaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojarían

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
yosonrojaré
sonrojarás
vossonrojarás
él/ella/Ud.sonrojará
nosotrossonrojaremos
vosotrossonrojaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojarán

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
yohe sonrojado
has sonrojado
voshas sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.ha sonrojado
nosotroshemos sonrojado
vosotroshabéis sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han sonrojado

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
yohabía sonrojado
habías sonrojado
voshabías sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.había sonrojado
nosotroshabíamos sonrojado
vosotroshabíais sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían sonrojado

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
yohabría sonrojado
habrías sonrojado
voshabrías sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.habría sonrojado
nosotroshabríamos sonrojado
vosotroshabríais sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían sonrojado

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
yohabré sonrojado
habrás sonrojado
voshabrás sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.habrá sonrojado
nosotroshabremos sonrojado
vosotroshabréis sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán sonrojado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

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
yosonroje
sonrojes
vossonrojes
él/ella/Ud.sonroje
nosotrossonrojemos
vosotrossonrojéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojen

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
yosonrojara
sonrojaras
vossonrojaras
él/ella/Ud.sonrojara
nosotrossonrojáramos
vosotrossonrojarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojaran

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
yosonrojase
sonrojases
vossonrojases
él/ella/Ud.sonrojase
nosotrossonrojásemos
vosotrossonrojaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sonrojasen

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
yohaya sonrojado
hayas sonrojado
voshayas sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.haya sonrojado
nosotroshayamos sonrojado
vosotroshayáis sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan sonrojado

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
yohubiera sonrojado
hubieras sonrojado
voshubieras sonrojado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera sonrojado
nosotroshubiéramos sonrojado
vosotroshubierais sonrojado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran sonrojado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
sonroja
vossonrojá
él/ella/Ud.sonroje
nosotrossonrojemos
vosotrossonrojad
ustedessonrojen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no sonrojes
vosno sonrojes
él/ella/Ud.no sonroje
nosotrosno sonrojemos
vosotrosno sonrojéis
ustedesno sonrojen

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
yoestoy sonrojando
estás sonrojando
vosestás sonrojando
él/ella/Ud.está sonrojando
nosotrosestamos sonrojando
vosotrosestáis sonrojando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están sonrojando

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
yoestuve sonrojando
estuviste sonrojando
vosestuviste sonrojando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo sonrojando
nosotrosestuvimos sonrojando
vosotrosestuvisteis sonrojando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron sonrojando

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
yoestaba sonrojando
estabas sonrojando
vosestabas sonrojando
él/ella/Ud.estaba sonrojando
nosotrosestábamos sonrojando
vosotrosestabais sonrojando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban sonrojando

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
yoestaría sonrojando
estarías sonrojando
vosestarías sonrojando
él/ella/Ud.estaría sonrojando
nosotrosestaríamos sonrojando
vosotrosestaríais sonrojando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían sonrojando

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
yoestaré sonrojando
estarás sonrojando
vosestarás sonrojando
él/ella/Ud.estará sonrojando
nosotrosestaremos sonrojando
vosotrosestaréis sonrojando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán sonrojando