What does suceder mean in English?

Suceder means "to happen" in English.

How do you conjugate suceder in Spanish?

Suceder 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.

How do you use suceder in a sentence?

Example: "¿Qué sucedió anoche?" which means "What happened last night?" in English.

What are synonyms for suceder?

Spanish synonyms for suceder include: pasar, ocurrir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Suceder

to happen

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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	English
yo	sucedo I happen	I happen
tú	sucedes you happen	you happen
él/ella/usted	sucede he/she/you happens	he/she/you happens
nosotros	sucedemos we happen	we happen
vosotros	sucedéis you all happen	you all happen
ellos/ustedes	suceden they/you all happen	they/you all happen

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sucedía I used to happen	I used to happen
tú	sucedías you used to happen	you used to happen
él/ella/usted	sucedía he/she/you used to happen	he/she/you used to happen
nosotros	sucedíamos we used to happen	we used to happen
vosotros	sucedíais you all used to happen	you all used to happen
ellos/ustedes	sucedían they/you all used to happen	they/you all used to happen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sucedí I happened	I happened
tú	sucediste you happened	you happened
él/ella/usted	sucedió he/she/you happened	he/she/you happened
nosotros	sucedimos we happened	we happened
vosotros	sucedisteis you all happened	you all happened
ellos/ustedes	sucedieron they/you all happened	they/you all happened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sucederé I will happen	I will happen
tú	sucederás you will happen	you will happen
él/ella/usted	sucederá he/she/you will happen	he/she/you will happen
nosotros	sucederemos we will happen	we will happen
vosotros	sucederéis you all will happen	you all will happen
ellos/ustedes	sucederán they/you all will happen	they/you all will happen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sucedería I would happen	I would happen
tú	sucederías you would happen	you would happen
él/ella/usted	sucedería he/she/you would happen	he/she/you would happen
nosotros	sucederíamos we would happen	we would happen
vosotros	sucederíais you all would happen	you all would happen
ellos/ustedes	sucederían they/you all would happen	they/you all would happen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suceda that I happen	that I happen
tú	sucedas that you happen	that you happen
él/ella/usted	suceda that he/she/you happen	that he/she/you happen
nosotros	sucedamos that we happen	that we happen
vosotros	sucedáis that you all happen	that you all happen
ellos/ustedes	sucedan that they/you all happen	that they/you all happen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sucediera or sucediese that I happened	that I happened
tú	sucedieras or sucedieses that you happened	that you happened
él/ella/usted	sucediera or sucediese that he/she/you happened	that he/she/you happened
nosotros	sucediéramos or sucediésemos that we happened	that we happened
vosotros	sucedierais or sucedieseis that you all happened	that you all happened
ellos/ustedes	sucedieran or sucediesen that they/you all happened	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	English
yo	he sucedido I have happened	I have happened
tú	has sucedido you have happened	you have happened
él/ella/usted	ha sucedido he/she/you have happened	he/she/you have happened
nosotros	hemos sucedido we have happened	we have happened
vosotros	habéis sucedido you all have happened	you all have happened
ellos/ustedes	han sucedido they/you all have happened	they/you all have happened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré sucedido I will have happened	I will have happened
tú	habrás sucedido you will have happened	you will have happened
él/ella/usted	habrá sucedido he/she/you will have happened	he/she/you will have happened
nosotros	habremos sucedido we will have happened	we will have happened
vosotros	habréis sucedido you all will have happened	you all will have happened
ellos/ustedes	habrán sucedido they/you all will have happened	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	English
yo	habría sucedido I would have happened	I would have happened
tú	habrías sucedido you would have happened	you would have happened
él/ella/usted	habría sucedido he/she/you would have happened	he/she/you would have happened
nosotros	habríamos sucedido we would have happened	we would have happened
vosotros	habríais sucedido you all would have happened	you all would have happened
ellos/ustedes	habrían sucedido they/you all would have happened	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	English
yo	haya sucedido that I have happened	that I have happened
tú	hayas sucedido that you have happened	that you have happened
él/ella/usted	haya sucedido that he/she/you have happened	that he/she/you have happened
nosotros	hayamos sucedido that we have happened	that we have happened
vosotros	hayáis sucedido that you all have happened	that you all have happened
ellos/ustedes	hayan sucedido that they/you all have happened	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	English
yo	hubiera sucedido that I had happened	that I had happened
tú	hubieras sucedido that you had happened	that you had happened
él/ella/usted	hubiera sucedido that he/she/you had happened	that he/she/you had happened
nosotros	hubiéramos sucedido that we had happened	that we had happened
vosotros	hubierais sucedido that you all had happened	that you all had happened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran sucedido that they/you all had happened	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)

Más sobre "suceder"

Ejemplos en contexto

¿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

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

pasar(to happen)

More common

ocurrir(to occur)

Similar meaning

Notas de uso

•Suceder is a regular -er verb
•Main meanings: to happen, to succeed (follow)
•Often used in third person for events

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