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“tend to” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/soˈleɾ/

Example

Ella suele llegar tarde.

She tends to arrive late.

Illustration for soler (tend to)

How to say “tend to” in Spanish

“Tend to” in Spanish is soler.

A habitual tendency to do something.

Full entry for soler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with soler

En la conversación cotidiana, soler sirve para expresar costumbres.

In everyday conversation, 'tend to + infinitive' is used to express habits.

Tips for using soler

  • Common conversational questions use ¿Sueles...? to ask about present routines, negation places no before the verb (no sueles/no suele), and the imperfect solía/solías expresses past habitual actions.

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