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FRENCH VERB

supposer

to suppose

  • #209 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: supposé
  • Present participle: supposant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I suppose
  2. tu you suppose
  3. il, elle, on he/she supposes
  4. nous we suppose
  5. vous you suppose
  6. ils, elles they suppose

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I supposed
  2. tu you supposed
  3. il, elle, on he/she supposed
  4. nous we supposed
  5. vous you supposed
  6. ils, elles they supposed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to suppose
  2. tu you used to suppose
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to suppose
  4. nous we used to suppose
  5. vous you used to suppose
  6. ils, elles they used to suppose

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will suppose
  2. tu you will suppose
  3. il, elle, on he/she will suppose
  4. nous we will suppose
  5. vous you will suppose
  6. ils, elles they will suppose

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would suppose
  2. tu you would suppose
  3. il, elle, on he/she would suppose
  4. nous we would suppose
  5. vous you would suppose
  6. ils, elles they would suppose

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I suppose
  2. tu (that) you suppose
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she suppose
  4. nous (that) we suppose
  5. vous (that) you suppose
  6. ils, elles (that) they suppose

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu suppose!
  2. nous suppose! (let’s)
  3. vous suppose! (plural, or formal)

How to use supposer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je suppose qu'il va encore être en retard.

    I suppose he's going to be late again.

  2. Past

    J'ai supposé que tu n'avais pas faim.

    I assumed you weren't hungry.

  3. Imperfect

    On supposait que le magasin était ouvert le dimanche.

    We assumed the shop was open on Sundays.

  4. Future

    Les gens supposeront que vous êtes ensemble.

    People will assume you're together.

  5. Conditional

    Je supposerais plutôt une erreur de la banque.

    I'd rather assume a mistake by the bank.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on suppose le pire.

    I don't want us to assume the worst.

  7. Imperative

    Suppose qu'il pleuve, on fait quoi ?

    Suppose it rains, what do we do?

Good to know

  • Je suppose que oui is I suppose so; supposons que, let's suppose that, takes the subjunctive.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.