suponer Negative Imperative Conjugation
suponer — to suppose
The negative command uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no supongas, no suponga.
suponer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to make assumptions or jump to conclusions.
Notes on suponer in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'supong-' stem from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No supongas cosas que no son.
Don't assume things that aren't true.
tú
No suponga que el trabajo está terminado.
Don't assume (formal) that the work is finished.
No supongáis que es fácil.
Don't (plural) assume that it's easy.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no supón'.
Correct: Use 'no supongas'.
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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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-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: supón
The command for 'tú' is 'supón'; other forms use the 'supong-' stem.