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yo sonreía

(he/she) smiled, was smiling

→ sonreír
sonre smile + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #25,551
(he/she) smiled, was smiling Imperfect past tense (yo: sonreía): can mean “was smiling” or “used to smile,” depending on context.
SP: Ella sonreía mientras leía el mensaje.
EN: She was smiling while she read the message.
Conjugation of sonreír
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sonreía —
Third sonreía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sonreía —
Third sonreía —

Me sonreía.

He smiled at me.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

Él sonreía como si no le hubiera pasado nada.

He was smiling as if nothing had happened to him.

Tom no era el único que sonreía.

Tom wasn't the only one smiling.

Tom le preguntó a Mary por qué sonreía.

Tom asked Mary why she was smiling.

Sonreía de manera extraña.

He was smiling strangely.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Siempre que estaba con su padre sonreía.

Whenever they were with their father, they would smile.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Sami solo sonreía.

Sami just smiled.

Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que sonreía así.

It's been a long time since I smiled like that.

— Ne Zha (2019)

La luna nos sonreía entre los árboles.

The moon smiled down on us from between the trees.

No sonreía nadie.

Nobody was smiling.

El sol sonreía a través de la ventana todas las mañanas.

The sun smiled through the window every morning.

Nadie sonreía.

Nobody was smiling.