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ITALIAN VERB

supporre

to suppose

  • #223 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: supposto
  • Gerund: supponendo

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I suppose
  2. tu you suppose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she supposes
  4. noi we suppose
  5. voi you all suppose
  6. loro they suppose

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I supposed
  2. tu you supposed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she supposed
  4. noi we supposed
  5. voi you all supposed
  6. loro they supposed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to suppose
  2. tu you used to suppose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to suppose
  4. noi we used to suppose
  5. voi you all used to suppose
  6. loro they used to suppose

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will suppose
  2. tu you will suppose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will suppose
  4. noi we will suppose
  5. voi you all will suppose
  6. loro they will suppose

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would suppose
  2. tu you would suppose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would suppose
  4. noi we would suppose
  5. voi you all would suppose
  6. loro they would suppose

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I suppose
  2. tu (that) you suppose
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she suppose
  4. noi (that) we suppose
  5. voi (that) you all suppose
  6. loro (that) they suppose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu suppose!
  2. Lei suppose! (formal)
  3. noi suppose! (let’s)
  4. voi suppose! (all of you)

How to use supporre

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

  1. Present

    Suppongo che il museo sia chiuso il lunedì.

    I suppose the museum is closed on Mondays.

  2. Past

    Ho supposto che foste già partiti.

    I assumed you had already left.

  3. Imperfect

    Supponevo che costasse di meno.

    I assumed it cost less.

  4. Future

    Supporranno che siamo in ritardo come sempre.

    They'll assume we're late as usual.

  5. Conditional

    Supporrei un problema con la linea.

    I'd guess there's a problem with the line.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che la gente supponga il peggio.

    I don't want people to assume the worst.

  7. Imperative

    Supponi di vincere: cosa faresti con i soldi?

    Suppose you win: what would you do with the money?

Good to know

  • Supporre follows porre: suppongo, ho supposto. Suppongo di sì is "I suppose so".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.