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SPANISH VERB

sospechar

to suspect

  • #395 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: sospechando
  • Past participle: sospechado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I suspect
  2. tú you suspect
  3. usted, él, ella he/she suspects
  4. nosotros we suspect
  5. vosotros Spain you all suspect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they suspect

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I suspected
  2. tú you suspected
  3. usted, él, ella he/she suspected
  4. nosotros we suspected
  5. vosotros Spain you all suspected
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they suspected

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to suspect
  2. tú you used to suspect
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to suspect
  4. nosotros we used to suspect
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to suspect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to suspect

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will suspect
  2. tú you will suspect
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will suspect
  4. nosotros we will suspect
  5. vosotros Spain you all will suspect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will suspect

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would suspect
  2. tú you would suspect
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would suspect
  4. nosotros we would suspect
  5. vosotros Spain you all would suspect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would suspect

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I suspect
  2. tú (that) you suspect
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she suspect
  4. nosotros (that) we suspect
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all suspect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they suspect

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I suspected
  2. tú (if) you suspected
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she suspected
  4. nosotros (if) we suspected
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all suspected
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they suspected

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú suspect!
  2. usted suspect! (formal)
  3. nosotros suspect! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain suspect! (all of you)
  5. ustedes suspect! (all of you)

How to use sospechar

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

  1. Present

    Sospecho que mi hermano ya sabe lo del regalo.

    I suspect my brother already knows about the gift.

  2. Past

    La policía sospechó del vecino desde el primer día.

    The police suspected the neighbour from day one.

  3. Imperfect

    Todos sospechábamos que la reunión iba a cancelarse.

    We all suspected the meeting was going to be cancelled.

  4. Future

    Si llegas tan tarde, tu jefe sospechará algo.

    If you arrive that late, your boss will suspect something.

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca sospecharía de una persona tan amable.

    I'd never suspect such a kind person.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que nadie sospeche de la fiesta sorpresa.

    I don't want anyone to suspect the surprise party.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Hablamos en voz baja para que no sospechara nada.

    We spoke quietly so he wouldn't suspect anything.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No sospeches de todo el mundo, hombre!

    Don't be suspicious of everyone, man!

Good to know

  • "Sospechar de alguien" is to suspect someone; "sospechar que" is to suspect that something is so.

Verbs like this one

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