sospechar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sospechar — to suspect
The imperfect subjunctive of sospechar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: sospechara, sospecharas, sospechara, sospecháramos, sospecharais, sospecharan.
sospechar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations ('If I suspected...') or when the main verb triggering the subjunctive is in the past.
Notes on sospechar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Sospechar is regular here. Use the stem 'sospechar-' from the preterite 'sospecharon' and add the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo sospechara algo, te lo diría.
If I suspected something, I would tell you.
yo
El jefe no quería que nosotros sospecháramos de él.
The boss didn't want us to suspect him.
nosotros
Me sorprendió que ellos sospecharan de mí.
It surprised me that they suspected me.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sospecharamos
Correct: sospecháramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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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.
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.