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How to conjugate Suponer in Spanish

suponer to suppose, to guess Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Suponer (to suppose, to guess) is one of the most common irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: supongo, supones, supone, suponemos, suponéis, suponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (supongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (supuse), future (supondré), conditional (supondría), subjunctive and past participle (supuesto).

Past participle
supuesto supposed
Gerund
suponiendo supposing
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Indicative tenses of Suponer

Suponer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of suponer 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, “supongo”, meaning “I suppose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupongoI suppose
Túsuponesyou suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsupones/he supposes
Nosotras / Nosotrossuponemoswe suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossuponéisyou (plural) suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessuponenthey suppose

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (supongo); the other forms are regular.

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Suponer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of suponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “supuse”, meaning “I supposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupuseI supposed
Túsupusisteyou supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedsupusos/he supposed
Nosotras / Nosotrossupusimoswe supposed
Vosotras / Vosotrossupusisteisyou (plural) supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupusieronthey supposed

How it’s built: Irregular stem supus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

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Suponer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of suponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “suponía”, meaning “I used to suppose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosuponíaI used to suppose
Túsuponíasyou used to suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsuponías/he used to suppose
Nosotras / Nosotrossuponíamoswe used to suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossuponíaisyou (plural) used to suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessuponíanthey used to suppose

How it’s built: Regular: stem supon- plus the -er endings.

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Suponer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of suponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy suponiendo”, meaning “I am supposing”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy suponiendoI am supposing
Túestás suponiendoyou are supposing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá suponiendos/he is supposing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos suponiendowe are supposing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis suponiendoyou (plural) are supposing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán suponiendothey are supposing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund suponiendo.

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Suponer in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of suponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a suponer”, meaning “I am going to suppose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a suponerI am going to suppose
Túvas a suponeryou are going to suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedva a suponers/he is going to suppose
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a suponerwe are going to suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a suponeryou (plural) are going to suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a suponerthey are going to suppose

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive suponer.

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Suponer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of suponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “supondré”, meaning “I will suppose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupondréI will suppose
Túsupondrásyou will suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsupondrás/he will suppose
Nosotras / Nosotrossupondremoswe will suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossupondréisyou (plural) will suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupondránthey will suppose

How it’s built: Irregular stem supondr- instead of suponer, plus the future endings.

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Suponer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of suponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “supondría”, meaning “I would suppose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupondríaI would suppose
Túsupondríasyou would suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsupondrías/he would suppose
Nosotras / Nosotrossupondríamoswe would suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossupondríaisyou (plural) would suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupondríanthey would suppose

How it’s built: Irregular stem supondr- instead of suponer, plus the conditional endings.

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Suponer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of suponer 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 supuesto”, meaning “I have supposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe supuestoI have supposed
Túhas supuestoyou have supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedha supuestos/he has supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos supuestowe have supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis supuestoyou (plural) have supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan supuestothey have supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Suponer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of suponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había supuesto”, meaning “I had supposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía supuestoI had supposed
Túhabías supuestoyou had supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía supuestos/he had supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos supuestowe had supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais supuestoyou (plural) had supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían supuestothey had supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Suponer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of suponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré supuesto”, meaning “I will have supposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré supuestoI will have supposed
Túhabrás supuestoyou will have supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá supuestos/he will have supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos supuestowe will have supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis supuestoyou (plural) will have supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán supuestothey will have supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Suponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of suponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría supuesto”, meaning “I would have supposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría supuestoI would have supposed
Túhabrías supuestoyou would have supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría supuestos/he would have supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos supuestowe would have supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais supuestoyou (plural) would have supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían supuestothey would have supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Subjunctive tenses of Suponer

Suponer 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, “suponga”, meaning “I suppose”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupongaI suppose
Túsupongasyou suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsupongas/he supposes
Nosotras / Nosotrossupongamoswe suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossupongáisyou (plural) suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessuponganthey suppose

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, supongo (suponga, supongas, suponga, supongamos, supongáis, supongan).

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Suponer 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, “supusiera”, meaning “I supposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupusieraI supposed
Túsupusierasyou supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedsupusieras/he supposed
Nosotras / Nosotrossupusiéramoswe supposed
Vosotras / Vosotrossupusieraisyou (plural) supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupusieranthey supposed

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, supusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (supusiéramos).

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Suponer 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, “supusiere”, meaning “I will suppose”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosupusiereI will suppose
Túsupusieresyou will suppose
Ella / Él / Ustedsupusieres/he will suppose
Nosotras / Nosotrossupusiéremoswe will suppose
Vosotras / Vosotrossupusiereisyou (plural) will suppose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupusierenthey will suppose

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, supusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (supusiéremos).

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Suponer 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 supuesto”, meaning “I have supposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya supuestoI have supposed
Túhayas supuestoyou have supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya supuestos/he has supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos supuestowe have supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis supuestoyou (plural) have supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan supuestothey have supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Suponer 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 supuesto”, meaning “I had supposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera supuestoI had supposed
Túhubieras supuestoyou had supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera supuestos/he had supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos supuestowe had supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais supuestoyou (plural) had supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran supuestothey had supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Suponer 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 supuesto”, meaning “I will have supposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere supuestoI will have supposed
Túhubieres supuestoyou will have supposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere supuestos/he will have supposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos supuestowe will have supposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis supuestoyou (plural) will have supposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren supuestothey will have supposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle supuesto.

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Imperative tenses of Suponer

Suponer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “suponga”, meaning “(to you formal) suppose!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túsupón(to you) suppose!
Ella / Él / Ustedsuponga(to you formal) suppose!
Nosotras / Nosotrossupongamoslet's suppose!
Vosotras / Vosotrossuponed(to you plural) suppose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessupongan(to you plural formal) suppose!

How it’s built: Tú is irregular (supón); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (suponga, supongamos, supongan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (suponed).

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Suponer in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no suponga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't suppose!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno supongas(to you) don't suppose!
Ella / Él / Ustedno suponga(to you formal) don't suppose!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno supongamoslet's not suppose!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno supongáis(to you plural) don't suppose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno supongan(to you plural formal) don't suppose!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no supongas, no suponga, no supongamos, no supongáis, no supongan.

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Example sentences and usage

  • Supongo que es diferente cuando lo consideras a largo plazo. I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.
  • Supongo que estarás hambriento. I suppose you're hungry.
  • Supongo que tú no puedes hacerlo. I guess that you can't do it.
  • Supongo que tienes razón. I guess you are right.
  • La moneda de oro valía aún más de lo que se suponía. The gold coin was much more valuable than was supposed.

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Frequently asked questions about Suponer

Is suponer a regular or irregular verb?

Suponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (supongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (supuse), future (supondré), conditional (supondría), subjunctive and past participle (supuesto).

How do you conjugate suponer in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), suponer is conjugated as: yo supongo, tú supones, él/ella/usted supone, nosotros suponemos, vosotros suponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes suponen. 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 suponer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), suponer is conjugated as: yo supuse, tú supusiste, él/ella/usted supuso, nosotros supusimos, vosotros supusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes supusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate suponer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), suponer is conjugated as: yo suponía, tú suponías, él/ella/usted suponía, nosotros suponíamos, vosotros suponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes suponían. 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 suponer in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), suponer is conjugated as: yo supondré, tú supondrás, él/ella/usted supondrá, nosotros supondremos, vosotros supondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes supondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate suponer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), suponer is conjugated as: yo suponga, tú supongas, él/ella/usted suponga, nosotros supongamos, vosotros supongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes supongan. 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.

What are some common example sentences using suponer?

Here are everyday sentences using suponer: Supongo que es diferente cuando lo consideras a largo plazo. (I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.) Supongo que estarás hambriento. (I suppose you're hungry.) Supongo que tú no puedes hacerlo. (I guess that you can't do it.) Supongo que tienes razón. (I guess you are right.) La moneda de oro valía aún más de lo que se suponía. (The gold coin was much more valuable than was supposed.)


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