Soñar Examples, Sentences and Quiz in Spanish

Introduction

soñar means "to dream" in English, and it is a verb you will use constantly once you start speaking Spanish for real. This page shows soñar in everyday sentences, grouped by meaning, then puts it into two short conversations, lists the mistakes learners actually make, and finishes with a ten-question quiz and answers to the most common questions. Every sentence below uses a real form of soñar, so you can copy the patterns and change the person, the tense and the complement to make your own versions. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then try the quiz without looking back.

Example sentences with soñar

Dreaming while asleep

Soñar means to dream: sueño toda la noche. It is the verb for the dreams you have in your sleep, and it takes no preposition in this use.

  1. Cada día, yo sueño con una casa en la playa. — "Every day, I dream of a house on the beach."
  2. Hoy, él / ella sueña con ser médico. — "Today, he / she dreams of becoming a doctor."
  3. Ayer, yo soñé toda la noche. — "Yesterday, I dreamed all night."
  4. Antes, yo soñaba con viajar por el mundo. — "Before, I used to dream of travelling the world."
  5. Mañana, yo soñaré con una casa en la playa. — "Tomorrow, I will dream of a house on the beach."
  6. Hoy, yo he soñado con ser médico. — "Today, I have dreamed of becoming a doctor."

Dreaming of something you want

Soñar con means to dream of something you want: sueño con una casa en la playa. It is the verb of hopes and ambitions, and it always takes con.

  1. Cada día, yo sueño toda la noche. — "Every day, I dream all night."
  2. Hoy, él / ella sueña con viajar por el mundo. — "Today, he / she dreams of travelling the world."
  3. Ayer, yo soñé con una casa en la playa. — "Yesterday, I dreamed of a house on the beach."
  4. Antes, yo soñaba con ser médico. — "Before, I used to dream of becoming a doctor."
  5. Mañana, yo soñaré toda la noche. — "Tomorrow, I will dream all night."
  6. Hoy, yo he soñado con viajar por el mundo. — "Today, I have dreamed of travelling the world."

Soñar in conversation

The two dialogues below show soñar in natural conversation. The first is about dreaming while asleep, and the second is about dreaming of something you want. Read both parts aloud, then try to continue each dialogue with a sentence of your own.

Dialogue 1

  • ¿Tú sueñas con una casa en la playa? — "Do you dream of a house on the beach?"
  • Sí, yo sueño con una casa en la playa cada día. — "Yes, I dream of a house on the beach every day."
  • ¿Y ayer? ¿Tú soñaste con ser médico? — "And yesterday? Did you dream of becoming a doctor?"
  • Sí, ayer yo soñé con ser médico. — "Yes, yesterday I dreamed of becoming a doctor."
  • Mañana yo soñaré toda la noche también. — "Tomorrow I will dream all night too."

Dialogue 2

  • ¿Vosotros soñáis toda la noche? — "Do you dream all night?"
  • Sí, nosotros soñamos toda la noche los fines de semana. — "Yes, we dream all night at the weekends."
  • ¿Y ellos? ¿Ellos sueñan con viajar por el mundo? — "And them? Do they dream of travelling the world?"
  • Sí, ellos sueñan con viajar por el mundo también. — "Yes, they dream of travelling the world too."
  • Mañana nosotros soñaremos toda la noche otra vez. — "Tomorrow we will dream all night again."

Common mistakes with soñar in everyday use

Mistake 1

  • Wrong: Yo sono con una casa.
  • Right: Yo sueño con una casa.
  • Why: Soñar is a stem-changing verb: o becomes ue in the stressed forms. The yo form is sueño, not sono.

Mistake 2

  • Wrong: Yo sueño una casa en la playa.
  • Right: Yo sueño con una casa en la playa.
  • Why: When you dream of something you want, soñar takes con: sueño con una casa, sueño con ser médico.

Mistake 3

  • Wrong: Soñar es lo mismo que dormir.
  • Right: Soñar means to dream; dormir means to sleep.
  • Why: You dormir to sleep, and you soñar while you sleep. The two verbs describe different parts of the night.

Mistake 4

  • Wrong: Cada día, yo soñé con una casa en la playa.
  • Right: Cada día, yo sueño con una casa en la playa.
  • Why: Cada día means every day, so the action is a habit and needs the present tense. The preterite is for one finished action, not for routines.

Mistake 5

  • Wrong: Yo sueño con una casa en la playa ayer por la mañana.
  • Right: Ayer por la mañana yo soñé con una casa en la playa.
  • Why: Ayer por la mañana means yesterday morning, so the action is finished and needs the preterite, not the present.

Quiz: soñar in use

Ten questions on soñar across the tenses. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.

1. What is the i form of soñar in the present tense?

  • (a) sueña
  • (b) soñamos
  • (c) sueño
  • (d) sueñas

Answer: (c) sueño. The i form in the present is sueño.

2. What is the he / she form of soñar in the present tense?

  • (a) soñamos
  • (b) sueña
  • (c) sueño
  • (d) sueñas

Answer: (b) sueña. The he / she form in the present is sueña.

3. What is the he / she form of soñar in the preterite tense?

  • (a) soñó
  • (b) soñé
  • (c) soñaste
  • (d) soñamos

Answer: (a) soñó. The he / she form in the preterite is soñó.

4. What is the i form of soñar in the imperfect tense?

  • (a) sueño
  • (b) soñé
  • (c) soñaré
  • (d) soñaba

Answer: (d) soñaba. The i form in the imperfect is soñaba. The other options are the same person in the present, preterite and future.

5. What is the i form of soñar in the future tense?

  • (a) soñará
  • (b) soñaremos
  • (c) soñaré
  • (d) soñarás

Answer: (c) soñaré. The i form in the future is soñaré.

6. Which is the correct present perfect form for i?

  • (a) soñé
  • (b) soñaba
  • (c) sueño
  • (d) he soñado

Answer: (d) he soñado. The present perfect is haber + the past participle: he soñado.

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ con una casa en la playa.

  • (a) soñaba
  • (b) sueñe
  • (c) sueña
  • (d) soñó

Answer: (b) sueñe. After espero que, Spanish needs the present subjunctive: sueñe. The indicative form would be wrong here.

8. What is the we form of soñar in the present tense?

  • (a) sueño
  • (b) sueñas
  • (c) sueña
  • (d) soñamos

Answer: (d) soñamos. The we form in the present is soñamos.

9. What is the i form of soñar in the preterite tense?

  • (a) soñó
  • (b) soñamos
  • (c) soñé
  • (d) soñaste

Answer: (c) soñé. The i form in the preterite is soñé.

10. What is the they form of soñar in the present tense?

  • (a) sueña
  • (b) sueñan
  • (c) sueño
  • (d) sueñas

Answer: (b) sueñan. The they form in the present is sueñan.

Frequently asked questions about soñar

Is soñar a stem-changing verb?

Yes. The stem changes from o to ue in the stressed present forms: sueño, sueñas, sueña, sueñan. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep o: soñamos, soñáis.

Does soñar take con?

Yes, when you dream of something you want: sueño con una casa. When you dream in your sleep, no preposition is needed: sueño toda la noche.

What is the difference between soñar con and soñar que?

Soñar con is about a wish: sueño con ser médico. Soñar que is about a dream you had: soñé que volaba. One is a hope, the other is a memory.

How can I practise soñar?

Start with the examples above: say each sentence aloud, then change the person and the complement. Then take the quiz, and finish with the Verb Quiz and the Conjugation Practice tools, which test the same forms in a different order. A few minutes a day with one verb is worth more than an hour once a week.

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