sospechar Present Conjugation
sospechar — to suspect
Sospechar is regular in the present: sospecho, sospechas, sospecha, sospechamos, sospecháis, sospechan.
sospechar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express a current hunch or a general feeling of mistrust. It is perfect for describing a gut feeling you have right now about a situation or person.
Notes on sospechar in the Present
Sospechar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; no stem changes or irregular endings occur.
Example Sentences
Yo sospecho que ella nos está ocultando algo.
I suspect that she is hiding something from us.
yo
¿Tú sospechas de alguien en la oficina?
Do you suspect anyone in the office?
tú
Ellos sospechan que el examen será difícil.
They suspect that the exam will be difficult.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sospecho de que' instead of 'sospecho que'.
Correct: sospecho que
Why: In Spanish, the verb 'sospechar' usually takes 'que' directly when followed by a clause, avoiding 'dequeísmo'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.