What does suponer mean in English?

Suponer means "to suppose" in English.

How do you conjugate suponer in Spanish?

Suponer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with suponer?

Common idiomatic expressions using suponer include: "supongo que sí" (I suppose so). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using suponer?

Suponer is irregular like poner

What verbs are related to suponer?

Verbs related to suponer include: poner. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use suponer in a sentence?

Example: "Supongo que tienes razón." which means "I suppose you're right." in English.

What are synonyms for suponer?

Spanish synonyms for suponer include: presumir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Suponer

to suppose

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

suponer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

suponiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

suponido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	supono I suppose	I suppose
tú	supones you suppose	you suppose
él/ella/usted	supone he/she/you supposes	he/she/you supposes
nosotros	suponemos we suppose	we suppose
vosotros	suponéis you all suppose	you all suppose
ellos/ustedes	suponen they/you all suppose	they/you all suppose

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suponía I used to suppose	I used to suppose
tú	suponías you used to suppose	you used to suppose
él/ella/usted	suponía he/she/you used to suppose	he/she/you used to suppose
nosotros	suponíamos we used to suppose	we used to suppose
vosotros	suponíais you all used to suppose	you all used to suppose
ellos/ustedes	suponían they/you all used to suppose	they/you all used to suppose

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suponí I supposed	I supposed
tú	suponiste you supposed	you supposed
él/ella/usted	suponió he/she/you supposed	he/she/you supposed
nosotros	suponimos we supposed	we supposed
vosotros	suponisteis you all supposed	you all supposed
ellos/ustedes	suponieron they/you all supposed	they/you all supposed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suponeré I will suppose	I will suppose
tú	suponerás you will suppose	you will suppose
él/ella/usted	suponerá he/she/you will suppose	he/she/you will suppose
nosotros	suponeremos we will suppose	we will suppose
vosotros	suponeréis you all will suppose	you all will suppose
ellos/ustedes	suponerán they/you all will suppose	they/you all will suppose

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suponería I would suppose	I would suppose
tú	suponerías you would suppose	you would suppose
él/ella/usted	suponería he/she/you would suppose	he/she/you would suppose
nosotros	suponeríamos we would suppose	we would suppose
vosotros	suponeríais you all would suppose	you all would suppose
ellos/ustedes	suponerían they/you all would suppose	they/you all would suppose

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	supona that I suppose	that I suppose
tú	suponas that you suppose	that you suppose
él/ella/usted	supona that he/she/you suppose	that he/she/you suppose
nosotros	suponamos that we suppose	that we suppose
vosotros	suponáis that you all suppose	that you all suppose
ellos/ustedes	suponan that they/you all suppose	that they/you all suppose

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suponiera or suponiese that I supposed	that I supposed
tú	suponieras or suponieses that you supposed	that you supposed
él/ella/usted	suponiera or suponiese that he/she/you supposed	that he/she/you supposed
nosotros	suponiéramos or suponiésemos that we supposed	that we supposed
vosotros	suponierais or suponieseis that you all supposed	that you all supposed
ellos/ustedes	suponieran or suponiesen that they/you all supposed	that they/you all supposed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he suponido I have supposed	I have supposed
tú	has suponido you have supposed	you have supposed
él/ella/usted	ha suponido he/she/you have supposed	he/she/you have supposed
nosotros	hemos suponido we have supposed	we have supposed
vosotros	habéis suponido you all have supposed	you all have supposed
ellos/ustedes	han suponido they/you all have supposed	they/you all have supposed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había suponido I had supposed	I had supposed
tú	habías suponido you had supposed	you had supposed
él/ella/usted	había suponido he/she/you had supposed	he/she/you had supposed
nosotros	habíamos suponido we had supposed	we had supposed
vosotros	habíais suponido you all had supposed	you all had supposed
ellos/ustedes	habían suponido they/you all had supposed	they/you all had supposed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube suponido I had supposed	I had supposed
tú	hubiste suponido you had supposed	you had supposed
él/ella/usted	hubo suponido he/she/you had supposed	he/she/you had supposed
nosotros	hubimos suponido we had supposed	we had supposed
vosotros	hubisteis suponido you all had supposed	you all had supposed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron suponido they/you all had supposed	they/you all had supposed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré suponido I will have supposed	I will have supposed
tú	habrás suponido you will have supposed	you will have supposed
él/ella/usted	habrá suponido he/she/you will have supposed	he/she/you will have supposed
nosotros	habremos suponido we will have supposed	we will have supposed
vosotros	habréis suponido you all will have supposed	you all will have supposed
ellos/ustedes	habrán suponido they/you all will have supposed	they/you all will have supposed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría suponido I would have supposed	I would have supposed
tú	habrías suponido you would have supposed	you would have supposed
él/ella/usted	habría suponido he/she/you would have supposed	he/she/you would have supposed
nosotros	habríamos suponido we would have supposed	we would have supposed
vosotros	habríais suponido you all would have supposed	you all would have supposed
ellos/ustedes	habrían suponido they/you all would have supposed	they/you all would have supposed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya suponido that I have supposed	that I have supposed
tú	hayas suponido that you have supposed	that you have supposed
él/ella/usted	haya suponido that he/she/you have supposed	that he/she/you have supposed
nosotros	hayamos suponido that we have supposed	that we have supposed
vosotros	hayáis suponido that you all have supposed	that you all have supposed
ellos/ustedes	hayan suponido that they/you all have supposed	that they/you all have supposed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera suponido that I had supposed	that I had supposed
tú	hubieras suponido that you had supposed	that you had supposed
él/ella/usted	hubiera suponido that he/she/you had supposed	that he/she/you had supposed
nosotros	hubiéramos suponido that we had supposed	that we had supposed
vosotros	hubierais suponido that you all had supposed	that you all had supposed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran suponido that they/you all had supposed	that they/you all had supposed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	supone	suppose! (you)
usted	supona	suppose! (you formal)
nosotros	suponamos	let's suppose!
vosotros	suponed	suppose! (you all)
ustedes	suponan	suppose! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no suponas	don't suppose! (you)
usted	no supona	don't suppose! (you formal)
nosotros	no suponamos	let's not suppose!
vosotros	no suponáis	don't suppose! (you all)
ustedes	no suponan	don't suppose! (you all)

More About "suponer"

Idiomatic Expressions

supongo que sí

I suppose so

💡 Tentative agreement

Examples in Context

Supongo que tienes razón.

I suppose you're right.

Present

Supuse que vendría.

I supposed he would come.

Preterite

He supuesto demasiado.

I have assumed too much.

Present Perfect

Supondremos lo mejor.

We will assume the best.

Future

Related Verbs

poner(to put)

same stem - to put

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

presumir(to presume)

Similar meaning

Usage Notes

•Suponer is irregular like poner
•Irregular first person: supongo
•Irregular preterite: supuse, supusiste, supuso
•Irregular future stem: supondr-
•Main meaning: to suppose, to assume

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