sospechar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sospechar — to suspect
The imperative of sospechar follows standard -ar rules: sospecha (tú), sospeche (usted), sospechad (vosotros).
sospechar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to be suspicious or to maintain a level of mistrust in a specific situation (often used in mystery or warning contexts).
Notes on sospechar in the Affirmative Imperative
Sospechar is regular in the imperative. The tú form matches the present indicative third person.
Example Sentences
¡Sospecha de todo el mundo hasta que termine el juego!
Suspect everyone until the game ends!
tú
Sospechemos de los resultados antes de celebrarlos.
Let's suspect the results before celebrating them.
nosotros
Sospechad del hombre de la gabardina.
Suspect the man in the trench coat.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sospecha (for 'usted')
Correct: sospeche
Why: The formal imperative (usted) must use the subjunctive ending 'e'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: sospecharía
The conditional of sospechar is regular: sospecharía, sospecharías, sospecharía, sospecharíamos, sospecharíais, sospecharían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sospeches
The negative imperative of sospechar uses the present subjunctive: no sospeches, no sospeche, no sospechemos, no sospechéis, no sospechen.