soléis

Soléis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb soler, used with the pronoun vosotros. It corresponds to “you usually” or “you are wont to” in English and denotes habitual or customary actions. The verb soler is considered irregular in the present tense because its forms involve a stem change, and the vosotros form is soléis.

In practice, soléis is used to describe routines or repeated actions in the present. It is commonly followed by an infinitive, forming the construction soler + infinitive, for example: Soléis desayunar temprano, soléis ir al cine los viernes. It can also appear with an adverbial phrase indicating frequency, such as soléis a menudo, soléis siempre, or soléis con frecuencia.

Usage varies by dialect. In Spain, vosotros forms are standard in informal address, so soléis is common. In most Latin American varieties, the vosotros form is not used; instead, ustedes suelen is used to express the same idea (ustedes suelen + infinitive). The present tense forms of soler across the paradigm are suelo, sueles, suele, solemos, soléis, suelen. The imperfect form solíais expresses habitual actions in the past, e.g., Solíais ir de excursión cada verano.

Etymology: soléis derives from the Latin solere, meaning “to be accustomed” or “to be wont,” a semi-auxiliary verb in Spanish that conveys habituality rather than a single completed action.