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SPANISH VERB

sugerir

to suggest

  • #284 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sugiriendo
  • Past participle: sugerido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sugerir

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

  1. Present

    Te sugiero que pruebes los tacos de pescado.

    I suggest you try the fish tacos.

  2. Past

    El mesero nos sugirió el platillo del día.

    The waiter suggested the dish of the day.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi doctora siempre me sugería caminar más.

    My doctor always suggested that I walk more.

  4. Future

    El guía sugerirá la mejor ruta para mañana.

    The guide will suggest the best route for tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Yo sugeriría salir antes de las siete.

    I would suggest leaving before seven.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que el agente nos sugiera un buen hotel.

    I hope the agent suggests a good hotel to us.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me gustó que sugirieras ese restaurante de Oaxaca.

    I liked that you suggested that Oaxacan restaurant.

  8. Imperative

    Sugiere un lugar para cenar, tú conoces la ciudad.

    Suggest a place for dinner, you know the city.

Good to know

  • "Sugerir que" takes the subjunctive: te sugiero que llegues temprano.

Where you hear sugerir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Te sugiero que no tomes más café. I suggest you don't drink any more coffee.
  • Le sugerí una alarma a Don Ernesto. I suggested an alarm to Ernesto.
  • Te voy a sugerir algo. I'm going to suggest something to you.
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For Your Own Good

Intermediate Level 1 · le sugiero que · te sugiero que

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