Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Sospechar in Spanish
To suspect Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Sospechar
- Sospechar in the Indicative Present
- Sospechar in the Indicative Preterite
- Sospechar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sospechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sospechar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sospechar in the Indicative Future
- Sospechar in the Indicative Conditional
- Sospechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sospechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sospechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sospechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sospechar
- Imperative tenses of Sospechar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Sospechar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Sospechar is the Spanish verb for "to suspect". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to sospechar include: entrever, maliciar, recelar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sospechar | to suspect |
| Past participle | sospechado | suspected |
| Gerund | sospechando | suspecting |
Indicative Tenses of Sospechar
Sospechar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sospechar 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, "sospecho", meaning "I suspect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospecho | I suspect |
| Tú | sospechas | you suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospecha | s/he suspects, you (formal) suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospechamos | we suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospecháis | you (plural) suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospechan | they suspect, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sospechar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sospeché", meaning "I suspected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospeché | I suspected |
| Tú | sospechaste | you suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospechó | s/he suspected, you (formal) suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospechamos | we suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospechasteis | you (plural) suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospecharon | they suspected, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sospechar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sospechaba", meaning "I used to suspect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospechaba | I used to suspect |
| Tú | sospechabas | you used to suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospechaba | s/he used to suspect, you (formal) used to suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospechábamos | we used to suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospechabais | you (plural) used to suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospechaban | they used to suspect, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sospechar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sospechando", meaning "I am suspecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sospechando | I am suspecting |
| Tú | estás sospechando | you are suspecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sospechando | s/he is suspecting, you (formal) are suspecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sospechando | we are suspecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sospechando | you (plural) are suspecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sospechando | they are suspecting, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sospechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sospechar", meaning "I am going to suspect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a sospechar | I am going to suspect |
| Tú | vas a sospechar | you are going to suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a sospechar | s/he is going to suspect, you (formal) are going to suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sospechar | we are going to suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sospechar | you (plural) are going to suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sospechar | they are going to suspect, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sospechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sospecharé", meaning "I will suspect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospecharé | I will suspect |
| Tú | sospecharás | you will suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospechará | s/he will suspect, you (formal) will suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospecharemos | we will suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospecharéis | you (plural) will suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospecharán | they will suspect, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sospechar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sospecharía", meaning "I would suspect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospecharía | I would suspect |
| Tú | sospecharías | you would suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospecharía | s/he would suspect, you (formal) would suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospecharíamos | we would suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospecharíais | you (plural) would suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospecharían | they would suspect, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sospechar 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 sospechado", meaning "I have suspected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sospechado | I have suspected |
| Tú | has sospechado | you have suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sospechado | s/he has suspected, you (formal) have suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sospechado | we have suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sospechado | you (plural) have suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sospechado | they have suspected, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sospechar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sospechado", meaning "I had suspected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sospechado | I had suspected |
| Tú | habías sospechado | you had suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sospechado | s/he had suspected, you (formal) had suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sospechado | we had suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sospechado | you (plural) had suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sospechado | they had suspected, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sospechar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sospechado", meaning "I will have suspected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sospechado | I will have suspected |
| Tú | habrás sospechado | you will have suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sospechado | s/he will have suspected, you (formal) will have suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sospechado | we will have suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sospechado | you (plural) will have suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sospechado | they will have suspected, |
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Sospechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sospechar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sospechado", meaning "I would have suspected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sospechado | I would have suspected |
| Tú | habrías sospechado | you would have suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sospechado | s/he would have suspected, you (formal) would have suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sospechado | we would have suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sospechado | you (plural) would have suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sospechado | they would have suspected, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Sospechar
Sospechar 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, "sospeche", meaning "I suspect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospeche | I suspect |
| Tú | sospeches | you suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospeche | s/he suspects, you (formal) suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospechemos | we suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospechéis | you (plural) suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospechen | they suspect, |
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Sospechar 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, "sospechara", meaning "I suspected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospechara | I suspected |
| Tú | sospecharas | you suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospechara | s/he suspected, you (formal) suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospecháramos | we suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospecharais | you (plural) suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospecharan | they suspected, |
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Sospechar 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, "sospechare", meaning "I will suspect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sospechare | I will suspect |
| Tú | sospechares | you will suspect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospechare | s/he will suspect, you (formal) will suspect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospecháremos | we will suspect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospechareis | you (plural) will suspect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospecharen | they will suspect, |
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Sospechar 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 sospechado", meaning "I have suspected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sospechado | I have suspected |
| Tú | hayas sospechado | you have suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sospechado | s/he has suspected, you (formal) have suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sospechado | we have suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sospechado | you (plural) have suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sospechado | they have suspected, |
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Sospechar 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 sospechado", meaning "I had suspected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sospechado | I had suspected |
| Tú | hubieras sospechado | you had suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sospechado | s/he had suspected, you (formal) had suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sospechado | we had suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sospechado | you (plural) had suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sospechado | they had suspected, |
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Sospechar 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 sospechado", meaning "I will have suspected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sospechado | I will have suspected |
| Tú | hubieres sospechado | you will have suspected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sospechado | s/he will have suspected, you (formal) will have suspected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sospechado | we will have suspected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sospechado | you (plural) will have suspected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sospechado | they will have suspected, |
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Imperative Tenses of Sospechar
Sospechar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sospeche", meaning "(to you formal) suspect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sospecha | (to you) suspect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sospeche | (to you formal) suspect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sospechemos | let's suspect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sospechad | (to you plural) suspect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sospechen | (to you plural formal) suspect! |
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Sospechar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sospeche", meaning "(to you formal) don't suspect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sospeches | (to you) don't suspect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sospeche | (to you formal) don't suspect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sospechemos | let's not suspect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sospechéis | (to you plural) don't suspect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sospechen | (to you plural formal) don't suspect! |
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