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SPANISH VERB

suponer

to suppose

  • #68 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: suponiendo
  • Past participle: supuesto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use suponer

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

  1. Present

    Supongo que llegarán tarde, como siempre.

    I suppose they'll arrive late, as always.

  2. Past

    Supuse que ya habías comido y no te guardé nada.

    I assumed you'd already eaten and didn't save you anything.

  3. Imperfect

    Yo suponía que el museo abría los lunes.

    I assumed the museum opened on Mondays.

  4. Future

    Si no contestas, tu mamá supondrá lo peor.

    If you don't answer, your mom will assume the worst.

  5. Conditional

    Cualquiera supondría que son hermanos, se parecen mucho.

    Anyone would suppose they're brothers, they look so alike.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que supongas cosas que no te he dicho.

    I don't want you assuming things I haven't told you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Era lógico que supusiéramos que estabas enfermo.

    It made sense for us to assume you were sick.

  8. Imperative

    Supón que ganas la lotería, ¿qué harías?

    Suppose you win the lottery, what would you do?

Good to know

  • "Supongo que sí" is "I suppose so", the everyday answer when you are not sure.

Verbs like this one

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