How to conjugate Suponer in Spanish
To suppose, to guess Irregular Verb Top 100
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 Present Continuous
- Suponer in the Indicative Informal Future
- 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
- Imperative tenses of Suponer
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Suponer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Suponer is the Spanish verb for "to suppose, to guess". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to suponer include: adivinar, entrever.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | suponer | to suppose, to guess |
| Past participle | supuesto | supposed |
| Gerund | suponiendo | supposing |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | supongo | I suppose |
| Tú | supones | you suppose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | supone | s/he supposes, you (formal) suppose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | suponemos | we suppose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | suponéis | you (plural) suppose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | suponen | they suppose, you (plural formal) suppose |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy suponiendo | I am supposing |
| Tú | estás suponiendo | you are supposing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está suponiendo | s/he is supposing, you (formal) are supposing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos suponiendo | we are supposing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis suponiendo | you (plural) are supposing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están suponiendo | they are supposing, you (plural formal) are supposing |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a suponer | I am going to suppose |
| Tú | vas a suponer | you are going to suppose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a suponer | s/he is going to suppose, you (formal) are going to suppose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a suponer | we are going to suppose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a suponer | you (plural) are going to suppose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a suponer | they are going to suppose, you (plural formal) are going to suppose |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | suponga | I suppose |
| Tú | supongas | you suppose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | suponga | s/he supposes, you (formal) suppose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | supongamos | we suppose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | supongáis | you (plural) suppose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supongan | they suppose, you (plural formal) suppose |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | supón | (to you) suppose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | suponga | (to you formal) suppose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | supongamos | let's suppose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | suponed | (to you plural) suppose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | supongan | (to you plural formal) suppose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no supongas | (to you) don't suppose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no suponga | (to you formal) don't suppose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no supongamos | let's not suppose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no supongáis | (to you plural) don't suppose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no supongan | (to you plural formal) don't suppose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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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