suponer Conditional Conjugation
suponer — to suppose
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: supondría, supondrías.
suponer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what something 'would imply' or to make polite guesses about the past.
Notes on suponer in the Conditional
The stem is 'supondr-'. It uses the same 'd' replacement found in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Eso supondría un riesgo innecesario.
That would imply an unnecessary risk.
él/ella/usted
¿Supondrías tú lo mismo en mi lugar?
Would you assume the same in my place?
tú
Nosotros supondríamos que el plan sigue igual.
We would assume the plan stays the same.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'suponería' without the 'd'.
Correct: The correct form is supondría.
Why: The stem must change to 'supondr-' for both future and conditional tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: supongo
Suponer follows the pattern of 'poner' in the present, with a 'go' ending in the yo form: supongo.
Preterite
yo: supuse
Suponer uses the irregular stem 'supus-' in the preterite: supuse, supusiste, supuso.
Imperfect
yo: suponía
Suponer is completely regular in the imperfect: suponía, suponías, suponía.
Future
yo: supondré
Suponer has an irregular stem in the future: supondré, supondrás, supondrá.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suponga
The present subjunctive is built from the 'yo' form 'supongo': suponga, supongas, suponga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: supusiera
Based on the preterite 'supusieron', the stem is 'supusiera-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: supón
The command for 'tú' is 'supón'; other forms use the 'supong-' stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no supongas
The negative command uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no supongas, no suponga.