suponer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
suponer — to suppose
The command for 'tú' is 'supón'; other forms use the 'supong-' stem.
suponer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to assume or imagine a situation ('Suppose that...').
Notes on suponer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'supón' (shortened and accented). All other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Supón que ganamos la lotería.
Suppose that we win the lottery.
tú
Suponga usted que el trato es real.
Suppose (formal) that the deal is real.
Supongamos por un momento que es verdad.
Let's suppose for a moment that it's true.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'supon' without the accent.
Correct: It must be 'supón'.
Why: The accent is required to show the stress on the single syllable of this irregular command.
Mistake: Using 'supone' as a command.
Correct: Use 'supón' for the affirmative tú command.
Why: Like 'pon', suponer has a shortened irregular imperative form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: supondría
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: supondría, supondrías.
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-'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no supongas
The negative command uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no supongas, no suponga.