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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
suceder
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
sucediendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
sucedido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucedo I happen |
tú | sucedes you happen |
él/ella/usted | sucede he/she/you happens |
nosotros | sucedemos we happen |
vosotros | sucedéis you all happen |
ellos/ustedes | suceden they/you all happen |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucedía I used to happen |
tú | sucedías you used to happen |
él/ella/usted | sucedía he/she/you used to happen |
nosotros | sucedíamos we used to happen |
vosotros | sucedíais you all used to happen |
ellos/ustedes | sucedían they/you all used to happen |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucedí I happened |
tú | sucediste you happened |
él/ella/usted | sucedió he/she/you happened |
nosotros | sucedimos we happened |
vosotros | sucedisteis you all happened |
ellos/ustedes | sucedieron they/you all happened |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucederé I will happen |
tú | sucederás you will happen |
él/ella/usted | sucederá he/she/you will happen |
nosotros | sucederemos we will happen |
vosotros | sucederéis you all will happen |
ellos/ustedes | sucederán they/you all will happen |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucedería I would happen |
tú | sucederías you would happen |
él/ella/usted | sucedería he/she/you would happen |
nosotros | sucederíamos we would happen |
vosotros | sucederíais you all would happen |
ellos/ustedes | sucederían they/you all would happen |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | suceda that I happen |
tú | sucedas that you happen |
él/ella/usted | suceda that he/she/you happen |
nosotros | sucedamos that we happen |
vosotros | sucedáis that you all happen |
ellos/ustedes | sucedan that they/you all happen |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sucediera or sucediese that I happened |
tú | sucedieras or sucedieses that you happened |
él/ella/usted | sucediera or sucediese that he/she/you happened |
nosotros | sucediéramos or sucediésemos that we happened |
vosotros | sucedierais or sucedieseis that you all happened |
ellos/ustedes | sucedieran or sucediesen that they/you all happened |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he sucedido I have happened |
tú | has sucedido you have happened |
él/ella/usted | ha sucedido he/she/you have happened |
nosotros | hemos sucedido we have happened |
vosotros | habéis sucedido you all have happened |
ellos/ustedes | han sucedido they/you all have happened |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había sucedido I had happened |
tú | habías sucedido you had happened |
él/ella/usted | había sucedido he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | habíamos sucedido we had happened |
vosotros | habíais sucedido you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | habían sucedido they/you all had happened |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube sucedido I had happened |
tú | hubiste sucedido you had happened |
él/ella/usted | hubo sucedido he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | hubimos sucedido we had happened |
vosotros | hubisteis sucedido you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron sucedido they/you all had happened |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré sucedido I will have happened |
tú | habrás sucedido you will have happened |
él/ella/usted | habrá sucedido he/she/you will have happened |
nosotros | habremos sucedido we will have happened |
vosotros | habréis sucedido you all will have happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrán sucedido they/you all will have happened |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría sucedido I would have happened |
tú | habrías sucedido you would have happened |
él/ella/usted | habría sucedido he/she/you would have happened |
nosotros | habríamos sucedido we would have happened |
vosotros | habríais sucedido you all would have happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrían sucedido they/you all would have happened |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya sucedido that I have happened |
tú | hayas sucedido that you have happened |
él/ella/usted | haya sucedido that he/she/you have happened |
nosotros | hayamos sucedido that we have happened |
vosotros | hayáis sucedido that you all have happened |
ellos/ustedes | hayan sucedido that they/you all have happened |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera sucedido that I had happened |
tú | hubieras sucedido that you had happened |
él/ella/usted | hubiera sucedido that he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | hubiéramos sucedido that we had happened |
vosotros | hubierais sucedido that you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran sucedido that they/you all had happened |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | sucede | happen! (you) |
usted | suceda | happen! (you formal) |
nosotros | sucedamos | let's happen! |
vosotros | suceded | happen! (you all) |
ustedes | sucedan | happen! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no sucedas | don't happen! (you) |
usted | no suceda | don't happen! (you formal) |
nosotros | no sucedamos | let's not happen! |
vosotros | no sucedáis | don't happen! (you all) |
ustedes | no sucedan | don't happen! (you all) |
More About "suceder"
Examples in Context
¿Qué sucedió anoche?
What happened last night?
Preterite
Suceden cosas extrañas aquí.
Strange things happen here.
Present
Ha sucedido algo importante.
Something important has happened.
Present Perfect
¿Qué sucederá ahora?
What will happen now?
Future
Usage Notes
- •Suceder is a regular -er verb
- •Main meanings: to happen, to succeed (follow)
- •Often used in third person for events
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