soler (irr. v) – to tend to, be in the habit of
Present
suelo, sueles, suele, solemos, soléis, suelen
Past imperfect:
solía, solías, solía, solíamos, solíais, solían
Other tenses rarely (if ever) used.
Almost always soler + infinitive
solemos comer en familia entre semana – we generally eat
as a family during the week
suele llover mucho en septiembre – it usually rains a lot
in September
solía venir cada lunes – she used to come every Monday
When the past (imperfect) is used it implies that the events described
no longer occur at all.