sugerir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sugerir — to suggest
Built from the 3rd person preterite stem 'sugir-': sugiriera, sugirieras, sugiriera, sugiriéramos, sugirierais, sugirieran.
sugerir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past suggestions, polite requests, or hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If I were to suggest...').
Notes on sugerir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Because it stems from the preterite 'sugirieron', every single form uses the 'i' stem change.
Example Sentences
Si yo te sugiriera un plan, ¿vendrías?
If I were to suggest a plan to you, would you come?
yo
Me pidió que sugiriera un restaurante.
He asked me to suggest a restaurant.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sugeriera
Correct: sugiriera
Why: You must use the 'i' stem from the preterite for all forms of the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sugiero
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere, sugerimos, sugerís, sugieren.
Preterite
yo: sugerí
Sugerir has a third-person stem change (e-to-i): sugerí, sugeriste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugeristeis, sugirieron.
Imperfect
yo: sugería
Sugerir is completely regular in the imperfect: sugería, sugerías, sugería, sugeríamos, sugeríais, sugerían.
Future
yo: sugeriré
Sugerir is regular in the future: sugeriré, sugerirás, sugerirá, sugeriremos, sugeriréis, sugerirán.
Conditional
yo: sugeriría
Sugerir is regular in the conditional: sugeriría, sugerirías, sugeriría, sugeriríamos, sugeriríais, sugerirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sugiera
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem changer, but also changes e-to-i in nosotros/vosotros: sugiera, sugieras, sugiera, sugiramos, sugiráis, sugieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sugiere
Use 'sugiere' (tú) or 'sugiera' (usted) to give direct advice or commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sugieras
All negative commands for sugerir use the present subjunctive: no sugieras, no sugiera, no sugiramos, no sugiráis, no sugieran.