Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Suceder in Spanish
To happen Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Suceder
- Suceder in the Indicative Present
- Suceder in the Indicative Preterite
- Suceder in the Indicative Imperfect
- Suceder in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Suceder in the Indicative Informal Future
- Suceder in the Indicative Future
- Suceder in the Indicative Conditional
- Suceder in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Suceder in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Suceder in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Suceder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Suceder
- Imperative tenses of Suceder
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Suceder conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Suceder is the Spanish verb for "to happen". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to suceder include: acaecer, ocurrir, pasar, producirse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | suceder | to happen |
| Past participle | sucedido | happened |
| Gerund | sucediendo | happening |
Indicative Tenses of Suceder
Suceder in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of suceder 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, "sucedo", meaning "I happen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucedo | I happen |
| Tú | sucedes | you happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucede | s/he happens, you (formal) happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucedemos | we happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucedéis | you (plural) happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | suceden | they happen, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of suceder is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sucedí", meaning "I happened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucedí | I happened |
| Tú | sucediste | you happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucedió | s/he happened, you (formal) happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucedimos | we happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucedisteis | you (plural) happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedieron | they happened, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of suceder is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sucedía", meaning "I used to happen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucedía | I used to happen |
| Tú | sucedías | you used to happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucedía | s/he used to happen, you (formal) used to happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucedíamos | we used to happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucedíais | you (plural) used to happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedían | they used to happen, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of suceder is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sucediendo", meaning "I am happening".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sucediendo | I am happening |
| Tú | estás sucediendo | you are happening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sucediendo | s/he is happening, you (formal) are happening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sucediendo | we are happening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sucediendo | you (plural) are happening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sucediendo | they are happening, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of suceder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a suceder", meaning "I am going to happen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a suceder | I am going to happen |
| Tú | vas a suceder | you are going to happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a suceder | s/he is going to happen, you (formal) are going to happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a suceder | we are going to happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a suceder | you (plural) are going to happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a suceder | they are going to happen, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of suceder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sucederé", meaning "I will happen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucederé | I will happen |
| Tú | sucederás | you will happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucederá | s/he will happen, you (formal) will happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucederemos | we will happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucederéis | you (plural) will happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucederán | they will happen, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of suceder is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sucedería", meaning "I would happen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucedería | I would happen |
| Tú | sucederías | you would happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucedería | s/he would happen, you (formal) would happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucederíamos | we would happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucederíais | you (plural) would happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucederían | they would happen, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of suceder 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 sucedido", meaning "I have happened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sucedido | I have happened |
| Tú | has sucedido | you have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sucedido | s/he has happened, you (formal) have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sucedido | we have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sucedido | you (plural) have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sucedido | they have happened, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of suceder is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sucedido", meaning "I had happened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sucedido | I had happened |
| Tú | habías sucedido | you had happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sucedido | s/he had happened, you (formal) had happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sucedido | we had happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sucedido | you (plural) had happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sucedido | they had happened, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of suceder is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sucedido", meaning "I will have happened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sucedido | I will have happened |
| Tú | habrás sucedido | you will have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sucedido | s/he will have happened, you (formal) will have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sucedido | we will have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sucedido | you (plural) will have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sucedido | they will have happened, |
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Suceder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of suceder is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sucedido", meaning "I would have happened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sucedido | I would have happened |
| Tú | habrías sucedido | you would have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sucedido | s/he would have happened, you (formal) would have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sucedido | we would have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sucedido | you (plural) would have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sucedido | they would have happened, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Suceder
Suceder 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, "suceda", meaning "I happen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | suceda | I happen |
| Tú | sucedas | you happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | suceda | s/he happens, you (formal) happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucedamos | we happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucedáis | you (plural) happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedan | they happen, |
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Suceder 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, "sucediera", meaning "I happened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucediera | I happened |
| Tú | sucedieras | you happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucediera | s/he happened, you (formal) happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucediéramos | we happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucedierais | you (plural) happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedieran | they happened, |
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Suceder 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, "sucediere", meaning "I will happen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sucediere | I will happen |
| Tú | sucedieres | you will happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sucediere | s/he will happen, you (formal) will happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucediéremos | we will happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sucediereis | you (plural) will happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedieren | they will happen, |
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Suceder 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 sucedido", meaning "I have happened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sucedido | I have happened |
| Tú | hayas sucedido | you have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sucedido | s/he has happened, you (formal) have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sucedido | we have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sucedido | you (plural) have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sucedido | they have happened, |
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Suceder 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 sucedido", meaning "I had happened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sucedido | I had happened |
| Tú | hubieras sucedido | you had happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sucedido | s/he had happened, you (formal) had happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sucedido | we had happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sucedido | you (plural) had happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sucedido | they had happened, |
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Suceder 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 sucedido", meaning "I will have happened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sucedido | I will have happened |
| Tú | hubieres sucedido | you will have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sucedido | s/he will have happened, you (formal) will have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sucedido | we will have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sucedido | you (plural) will have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sucedido | they will have happened, |
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Imperative Tenses of Suceder
Suceder in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "suceda", meaning "(to you formal) happen!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sucede | (to you) happen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | suceda | (to you formal) happen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sucedamos | let's happen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | suceded | (to you plural) happen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sucedan | (to you plural formal) happen! |
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Suceder in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no suceda", meaning "(to you formal) don't happen!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sucedas | (to you) don't happen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no suceda | (to you formal) don't happen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sucedamos | let's not happen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sucedáis | (to you plural) don't happen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sucedan | (to you plural formal) don't happen! |
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