SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

suponer

to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

suponer: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yosupongo
túsupones
él / ella / ustedsupone
nosotros / nosotrassuponemos
vosotros / vosotrassuponéis
ellos / ellas / ustedessuponen

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

suponer: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yosupuse
túsupusiste
él / ella / ustedsupuso
nosotros / nosotrassupusimos
vosotros / vosotrassupusisteis
ellos / ellas / ustedessupusieron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

suponer: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yosuponía
túsuponías
él / ella / ustedsuponía
nosotros / nosotrassuponíamos
vosotros / vosotrassuponíais
ellos / ellas / ustedessuponían

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

suponer: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yosupondré
túsupondrás
él / ella / ustedsupondrá
nosotros / nosotrassupondremos
vosotros / vosotrassupondréis
ellos / ellas / ustedessupondrán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

suponer: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yosupondría
túsupondrías
él / ella / ustedsupondría
nosotros / nosotrassupondríamos
vosotros / vosotrassupondríais
ellos / ellas / ustedessupondrían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

suponer: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yosuponga
túsupongas
él / ella / ustedsuponga
nosotros / nosotrassupongamos
vosotros / vosotrassupongáis
ellos / ellas / ustedessupongan

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 suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it
  • to presume, to expect
  • to pose (e.g. a risk, a threat, a danger)

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

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