How to conjugate Sorprender in Spanish
To surprise Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Sorprender
- Sorprender in the Indicative Present
- Sorprender in the Indicative Preterite
- Sorprender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sorprender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sorprender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sorprender in the Indicative Future
- Sorprender in the Indicative Conditional
- Sorprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sorprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sorprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sorprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sorprender
- Imperative tenses of Sorprender
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Sorprender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Sorprender is the Spanish verb for "to surprise". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to sorprender include: extrañar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sorprender | to surprise |
| Past participle | sorprendido | surprised |
| Gerund | sorprendiendo | surprising |
Indicative Tenses of Sorprender
Sorprender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sorprender is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "sorprendo", meaning "I surprise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendo | I surprise |
| Tú | sorprendes | you surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprende | s/he surprises, you (formal) surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendemos | we surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendéis | you (plural) surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprenden | they surprise |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sorprender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sorprendí", meaning "I surprised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendí | I surprised |
| Tú | sorprendiste | you surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprendió | s/he surprised, you (formal) surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendimos | we surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendisteis | you (plural) surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendieron | they surprised |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sorprender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sorprendía", meaning "I used to surprise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendía | I used to surprise |
| Tú | sorprendías | you used to surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprendía | s/he used to surprise, you (formal) used to surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendíamos | we used to surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendíais | you (plural) used to surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendían | they used to surprise |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sorprender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sorprendiendo", meaning "I am surprising".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sorprendiendo | I am surprising |
| Tú | estás sorprendiendo | you are surprising |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sorprendiendo | s/he is surprising, you (formal) are surprising |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sorprendiendo | we are surprising |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sorprendiendo | you (plural) are surprising |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sorprendiendo | they are surprising |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sorprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sorprender", meaning "I am going to surprise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a sorprender | I am going to surprise |
| Tú | vas a sorprender | you are going to surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a sorprender | s/he is going to surprise, you (formal) are going to surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sorprender | we are going to surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sorprender | you (plural) are going to surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sorprender | they are going to surprise |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sorprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sorprenderé", meaning "I will surprise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprenderé | I will surprise |
| Tú | sorprenderás | you will surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprenderá | s/he will surprise, you (formal) will surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprenderemos | we will surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprenderéis | you (plural) will surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprenderán | they will surprise |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sorprender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sorprendería", meaning "I would surprise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendería | I would surprise |
| Tú | sorprenderías | you would surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprendería | s/he would surprise, you (formal) would surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprenderíamos | we would surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprenderíais | you (plural) would surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprenderían | they would surprise |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sorprender is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he sorprendido", meaning "I have surprised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sorprendido | I have surprised |
| Tú | has sorprendido | you have surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sorprendido | s/he has surprised, you (formal) have surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sorprendido | we have surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sorprendido | you (plural) have surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sorprendido | they have surprised |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sorprender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sorprendido", meaning "I had surprised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sorprendido | I had surprised |
| Tú | habías sorprendido | you had surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sorprendido | s/he had surprised, you (formal) had surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sorprendido | we had surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sorprendido | you (plural) had surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sorprendido | they had surprised |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sorprender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sorprendido", meaning "I will have surprised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sorprendido | I will have surprised |
| Tú | habrás sorprendido | you will have surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sorprendido | s/he will have surprised, you (formal) will have surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sorprendido | we will have surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sorprendido | you (plural) will have surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sorprendido | they will have surprised |
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Sorprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sorprender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sorprendido", meaning "I would have surprised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sorprendido | I would have surprised |
| Tú | habrías sorprendido | you would have surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sorprendido | s/he would have surprised, you (formal) would have surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sorprendido | we would have surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sorprendido | you (plural) would have surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sorprendido | they would have surprised |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Sorprender
Sorprender in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "sorprenda", meaning "I surprise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprenda | I surprise |
| Tú | sorprendas | you surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprenda | s/he surprises, you (formal) surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendamos | we surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendáis | you (plural) surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendan | they surprise |
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Sorprender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "sorprendiera", meaning "I surprised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendiera | I surprised |
| Tú | sorprendieras | you surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprendiera | s/he surprised, you (formal) surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendiéramos | we surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendierais | you (plural) surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendieran | they surprised |
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Sorprender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "sorprendiere", meaning "I will surprise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sorprendiere | I will surprise |
| Tú | sorprendieres | you will surprise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprendiere | s/he will surprise, you (formal) will surprise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendiéremos | we will surprise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprendiereis | you (plural) will surprise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendieren | they will surprise |
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Sorprender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya sorprendido", meaning "I have surprised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sorprendido | I have surprised |
| Tú | hayas sorprendido | you have surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sorprendido | s/he has surprised, you (formal) have surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sorprendido | we have surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sorprendido | you (plural) have surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sorprendido | they have surprised |
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Sorprender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera sorprendido", meaning "I had surprised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sorprendido | I had surprised |
| Tú | hubieras sorprendido | you had surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sorprendido | s/he had surprised, you (formal) had surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sorprendido | we had surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sorprendido | you (plural) had surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sorprendido | they had surprised |
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Sorprender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere sorprendido", meaning "I will have surprised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sorprendido | I will have surprised |
| Tú | hubieres sorprendido | you will have surprised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sorprendido | s/he will have surprised, you (formal) will have surprised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sorprendido | we will have surprised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sorprendido | you (plural) will have surprised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sorprendido | they will have surprised |
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Imperative Tenses of Sorprender
Sorprender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sorprenda", meaning "(to you formal) surprise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sorprende | (to you) surprise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sorprenda | (to you formal) surprise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sorprendamos | let's surprise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sorprended | (to you plural) surprise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sorprendan | (to you plural formal) surprise! |
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Sorprender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sorprenda", meaning "(to you formal) don't surprise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sorprendas | (to you) don't surprise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sorprenda | (to you formal) don't surprise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sorprendamos | let's not surprise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sorprendáis | (to you plural) don't surprise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sorprendan | (to you plural formal) don't surprise! |
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