El Verbo “Soler”
Hábitos y Rutinas (A2-B1)
Guía de Estudio / Study Guide
In Spanish, we use the helper verb soler to express habitual actions (things you usually do or used to do). As shown in your study resource Captura de pantalla 2026-07-09 121449.png, it is a stem-changing verb in the present tense but follows simple rules:
1 Conjugación / Present Conjugation
Soler is an o -> ue stem-changing verb (except for nosotros/vosotros):
2 La Fórmula / The Formula
SOLER (Conjugated) + INFINITIVO
We conjugate soler in the present (for current habits) or imperfect (for past habits) followed directly by the action in the infinitive.
Ejemplo de la imagen:
“En mi familia solemos festejar el día del santo.”
“In my family we usually celebrate the saint’s day.”
Hábitos en el Pasado (Imperfect)
To say “I used to do [something]”, conjugate soler in the Pretérito Imperfecto:
De niño, solía jugar al fútbol.
“As a child, I used to play soccer.”
Marcadores Temporales / Time Markers
These frequency expressions often accompany sentences with soler:
- • Normalmente (Normally)
- • A menudo (Often)
- • Generalmente (Generally)
- • De pequeño (As a kid)
Vocabulario y Equivalencias / Vocabulary & Equivalents
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