Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprendo | |
| tú | sorprendes | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprenden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprendí | |
| tú | sorprendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprendía | |
| tú | sorprendías | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprenderé | |
| tú | sorprenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprendería | |
| tú | sorprenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprenda | |
| tú | sorprendas | |
| él / ella / usted | sorprenda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sorprendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sorprendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sorprendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to surprise
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations