Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Sugerir in Spanish
To suggest Irregular Verb
At a glance: Sugerir (to suggest) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere, sugerimos, sugerís, sugieren. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Sugerir
- Sugerir in the Indicative Present
- Sugerir in the Indicative Preterite
- Sugerir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sugerir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sugerir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sugerir in the Indicative Future
- Sugerir in the Indicative Conditional
- Sugerir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sugerir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sugerir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sugerir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sugerir
- Imperative tenses of Sugerir
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Sugerir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Sugerir is the Spanish verb for "to suggest". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to sugerir include: aconsejar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sugerir | to suggest |
| Past participle | sugerido | suggested |
| Gerund | sugiriendo | suggesting |
Indicative Tenses of Sugerir
Sugerir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sugerir 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, "sugiero", meaning "I suggest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugiero | I suggest |
| Tú | sugieres | you suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugiere | s/he suggests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugerimos | we suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugerís | you (plural) suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugieren | they suggest |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sugerir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sugerí", meaning "I suggested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugerí | I suggested |
| Tú | sugeriste | you suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugirió | s/he suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugerimos | we suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugeristeis | you (plural) suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugirieron | they suggested |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sugerir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sugería", meaning "I used to suggest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugería | I used to suggest |
| Tú | sugerías | you used to suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugería | s/he used to suggest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugeríamos | we used to suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugeríais | you (plural) used to suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugerían | they used to suggest |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sugerir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sugiriendo", meaning "I am suggesting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sugiriendo | I am suggesting |
| Tú | estás sugiriendo | you are suggesting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sugiriendo | s/he is suggesting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sugiriendo | we are suggesting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sugiriendo | you (plural) are suggesting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sugiriendo | they are suggesting |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sugerir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sugerir", meaning "I am going to suggest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a sugerir | I am going to suggest |
| Tú | vas a sugerir | you are going to suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a sugerir | s/he is going to suggest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sugerir | we are going to suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sugerir | you (plural) are going to suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sugerir | they are going to suggest |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sugerir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sugeriré", meaning "I will suggest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugeriré | I will suggest |
| Tú | sugerirás | you will suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugerirá | s/he will suggest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugeriremos | we will suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugeriréis | you (plural) will suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugerirán | they will suggest |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sugerir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sugeriría", meaning "I would suggest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugeriría | I would suggest |
| Tú | sugerirías | you would suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugeriría | s/he would suggest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugeriríamos | we would suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugeriríais | you (plural) would suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugerirían | they would suggest |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sugerir 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 sugerido", meaning "I have suggested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sugerido | I have suggested |
| Tú | has sugerido | you have suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sugerido | s/he has suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sugerido | we have suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sugerido | you (plural) have suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sugerido | they have suggested |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sugerir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sugerido", meaning "I had suggested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sugerido | I had suggested |
| Tú | habías sugerido | you had suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sugerido | s/he had suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sugerido | we had suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sugerido | you (plural) had suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sugerido | they had suggested |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sugerir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sugerido", meaning "I will have suggested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sugerido | I will have suggested |
| Tú | habrás sugerido | you will have suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sugerido | s/he will have suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sugerido | we will have suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sugerido | you (plural) will have suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sugerido | they will have suggested |
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Sugerir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sugerir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sugerido", meaning "I would have suggested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sugerido | I would have suggested |
| Tú | habrías sugerido | you would have suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sugerido | s/he would have suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sugerido | we would have suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sugerido | you (plural) would have suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sugerido | they would have suggested |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Sugerir
Sugerir 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, "sugiera", meaning "I suggest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugiera | I suggest |
| Tú | sugieras | you suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugiera | s/he suggests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugiramos | we suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugiráis | you (plural) suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugieran | they suggest |
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Sugerir 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, "sugiriera", meaning "I suggested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugiriera | I suggested |
| Tú | sugirieras | you suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugiriera | s/he suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugiriéramos | we suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugirierais | you (plural) suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugirieran | they suggested |
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Sugerir 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, "sugiriere", meaning "I will suggest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sugiriere | I will suggest |
| Tú | sugirieres | you will suggest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugiriere | s/he will suggest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugiriéremos | we will suggest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugiriereis | you (plural) will suggest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugirieren | they will suggest |
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Sugerir 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 sugerido", meaning "I have suggested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sugerido | I have suggested |
| Tú | hayas sugerido | you have suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sugerido | s/he has suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sugerido | we have suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sugerido | you (plural) have suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sugerido | they have suggested |
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Sugerir 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 sugerido", meaning "I had suggested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sugerido | I had suggested |
| Tú | hubieras sugerido | you had suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sugerido | s/he had suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sugerido | we had suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sugerido | you (plural) had suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sugerido | they had suggested |
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Sugerir 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 sugerido", meaning "I will have suggested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sugerido | I will have suggested |
| Tú | hubieres sugerido | you will have suggested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sugerido | s/he will have suggested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sugerido | we will have suggested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sugerido | you (plural) will have suggested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sugerido | they will have suggested |
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Imperative Tenses of Sugerir
Sugerir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sugiera", meaning "(to you formal) suggest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sugiere | (to you) suggest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sugiera | (to you formal) suggest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sugiramos | let's suggest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sugerid | (to you plural) suggest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sugieran | (to you plural formal) suggest! |
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Sugerir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sugiera", meaning "(to you formal) don't suggest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sugieras | (to you) don't suggest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sugiera | (to you formal) don't suggest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sugiramos | let's not suggest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sugiráis | (to you plural) don't suggest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sugieran | (to you plural formal) don't suggest! |
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Frequently asked questions about Sugerir
Is sugerir a regular or irregular verb?
Sugerir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
How do you conjugate sugerir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), sugerir is conjugated as: yo sugiero, tú sugieres, él/ella/usted sugiere, nosotros sugerimos, vosotros sugerís, ellos/ellas/ustedes sugieren. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate sugerir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), sugerir is conjugated as: yo sugerí, tú sugeriste, él/ella/usted sugirió, nosotros sugerimos, vosotros sugeristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sugirieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate sugerir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), sugerir is conjugated as: yo sugería, tú sugerías, él/ella/usted sugería, nosotros sugeríamos, vosotros sugeríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sugerían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate sugerir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), sugerir is conjugated as: yo sugeriré, tú sugerirás, él/ella/usted sugerirá, nosotros sugeriremos, vosotros sugeriréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sugerirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate sugerir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), sugerir is conjugated as: yo sugiera, tú sugieras, él/ella/usted sugiera, nosotros sugiramos, vosotros sugiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sugieran. The present subjunctive 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.
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