How to conjugate Suponer in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Suponer
- Suponer in the Indicative Present
- Suponer in the Indicative Preterite
- Suponer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Suponer in the Indicative Future
- Suponer in the Indicative Conditional
- Suponer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Suponer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Suponer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Suponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Suponer
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Present
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Future
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Suponer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Suponer
- Suponer in the Imperative Affirmative
- Suponer in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Suponer is the Spanish verb for to suppose, to guess. It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
Spanish | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | suponer | to suppose, to guess |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supongo | I suppose |
Tú | supones | you suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | supone | s/he suppose, you (formal) suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | suponemos | we suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | suponéis | you (plural) suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | suponen | they suppose, you (plural formal) suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supuse | I supposed |
Tú | supusiste | you supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | supuso | s/he supposed, you (formal) supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supusimos | we supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supusisteis | you (plural) supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supusieron | they supposed, you (plural formal) supposed |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | suponía | I used to suppose |
Tú | suponías | you used to suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | suponía | s/he used to suppose, you (formal) used to suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | suponíamos | we used to suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | suponíais | you (plural) used to suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | suponían | they used to suppose, you (plural formal) used to suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supondré | I will suppose |
Tú | supondrás | you will suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | supondrá | s/he will suppose, you (formal) will suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supondremos | we will suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supondréis | you (plural) will suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supondrán | they will suppose, you (plural formal) will suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supondría | I would suppose |
Tú | supondrías | you would suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | supondría | s/he would suppose, you (formal) would suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supondríamos | we would suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supondríais | you (plural) would suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supondrían | they would suppose, you (plural formal) would suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he supuesto | I have supposed |
Tú | has supuesto | you have supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha supuesto | s/he has supposed, you (formal) have supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos supuesto | we have supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis supuesto | you (plural) have supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han supuesto | they have supposed, you (plural formal) have supposed |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había supuesto | I had supposed |
Tú | habías supuesto | you had supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había supuesto | s/he had supposed, you (formal) had supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos supuesto | we had supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais supuesto | you (plural) had supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían supuesto | they had supposed, you (plural formal) had supposed |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré supuesto | I will have supposed |
Tú | habrás supuesto | you will have supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá supuesto | s/he will have supposed, you (formal) will have supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos supuesto | we will have supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis supuesto | you (plural) will have supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán supuesto | they will have supposed, you (plural formal) will have supposed |
Suponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of suponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría supuesto", meaning "I would have supposed".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría supuesto | I would have supposed |
Tú | habrías supuesto | you would have supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría supuesto | s/he would have supposed, you (formal) would have supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos supuesto | we would have supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais supuesto | you (plural) would have supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían supuesto | they would have supposed, you (plural formal) would have supposed |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | suponga | I suppose |
Tú | supongas | you suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | suponga | s/he suppose, you (formal) suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supongamos | we suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supongáis | you (plural) suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supongan | they suppose, you (plural formal) suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supusiera | I supposed |
Tú | supusieras | you supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | supusiera | s/he supposed, you (formal) supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supusiéramos | we supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supusierais | you (plural) supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supusieran | they supposed, you (plural formal) supposed |
Suponer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "supusiere", meaning "I will suppose".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | supusiere | I will suppose |
Tú | supusieres | you will suppose |
Ella / Él / Usted | supusiere | s/he will suppose, you (formal) will suppose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supusiéremos | we will suppose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | supusiereis | you (plural) will suppose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supusieren | they will suppose, you (plural formal) will suppose |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya supuesto | I have supposed |
Tú | hayas supuesto | you have supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya supuesto | s/he has supposed, you (formal) have supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos supuesto | we have supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis supuesto | you (plural) have supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan supuesto | they have supposed, you (plural formal) have supposed |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera supuesto | I had supposed |
Tú | hubieras supuesto | you had supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera supuesto | s/he had supposed, you (formal) had supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos supuesto | we had supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais supuesto | you (plural) had supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran supuesto | they had supposed, you (plural formal) had supposed |
Suponer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere supuesto", meaning "I will have supposed".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere supuesto | I will have supposed |
Tú | hubieres supuesto | you will have supposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere supuesto | s/he will have supposed, you (formal) will have supposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos supuesto | we will have supposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis supuesto | you (plural) will have supposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren supuesto | they will have supposed, you (plural formal) will have supposed |
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!".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | supón | (to you) suppose! |
Ella / Él / Usted | suponga | (to you formal) suppose! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | supongamos | (to we) suppose! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | suponed | (to you plural) suppose! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supongan | (to you plural formal) suppose! |
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!".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no supongas | (to you) don't suppose! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no suponga | (to you formal) don't suppose! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no supongamos | (to we) don't suppose! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no supongáis | (to you plural) don't suppose! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no supongan | (to you plural formal) don't suppose! |
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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