sospechar Conditional Conjugation
sospechar — to suspect
The conditional of sospechar is regular: sospecharía, sospecharías, sospecharía, sospecharíamos, sospecharíais, sospecharían.
sospechar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would suspect' something under certain conditions, or to express a past suspicion in a hypothetical way.
Notes on sospechar in the Conditional
Sospechar is regular in the conditional; it uses the infinitive as the stem for all forms.
Example Sentences
Yo sospecharía de él si no tuviera una coartada.
I would suspect him if he didn't have an alibi.
yo
Dijeron que ellos no sospecharían nada.
They said they wouldn't suspect anything.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Sospecharías tú de tu mejor amigo?
Would you suspect your best friend?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sospecharia
Correct: sospecharía
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' in all persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sospecho
Sospechar is regular in the present: sospecho, sospechas, sospecha, sospechamos, sospecháis, sospechan.
Preterite
yo: sospeché
Sospechar is regular in the preterite: sospeché, sospechaste, sospechó, sospechamos, sospechasteis, sospecharon.
Imperfect
yo: sospechaba
Sospechar is regular in the imperfect: sospechaba, sospechabas, sospechaba, sospechábamos, sospechabais, sospechaban.
Future
yo: sospecharé
The future of sospechar is regular: sospecharé, sospecharás, sospechará, sospecharemos, sospecharéis, sospecharán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sospeche
The present subjunctive of sospechar uses the 'e' endings: sospeche, sospeches, sospeche, sospechemos, sospechéis, sospechen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sospechara
The imperfect subjunctive of sospechar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: sospechara, sospecharas, sospechara, sospecháramos, sospecharais, sospecharan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sospecha
The imperative of sospechar follows standard -ar rules: sospecha (tú), sospeche (usted), sospechad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sospeches
The negative imperative of sospechar uses the present subjunctive: no sospeches, no sospeche, no sospechemos, no sospechéis, no sospechen.