suspender Preterite Conjugation
suspender — to fail
The preterite of suspender is regular: suspendí, suspendiste, suspendió, suspendimos, suspendisteis, suspendieron.
suspender Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions related to failing or suspending that were completed at a specific point in the past. For instance, 'He failed the test yesterday' or 'They suspended the service last week.'
Notes on suspender in the Preterite
Suspender is regular in the preterite. All endings are standard for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Suspendí el examen de matemáticas.
I failed the math exam.
yo
¿Tú suspendiste la clase?
Did you fail the class?
tú
El profesor suspendió a varios estudiantes.
The teacher failed several students.
él/ella/usted
Ellos suspendieron el proyecto por falta de fondos.
They suspended the project due to lack of funds.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'suspendía' instead of the preterite 'suspendió' for a single failed exam.
Correct: Use 'suspendió' for a specific instance of failing, like 'Él suspendió el examen la semana pasada.'
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suspendo
The present tense of suspender is suspendo, suspendes, suspende, suspendemos, suspendéis, suspenden.
Imperfect
yo: suspendía
The imperfect of suspender is suspendía, suspendías, suspendía, suspendíamos, suspendíais, suspendían.
Future
yo: suspenderé
The future of suspender is regular: suspenderé, suspenderás, suspenderá, suspenderemos, suspenderéis, suspenderán.
Conditional
yo: suspendería
The conditional of suspender is regular: suspendería, suspenderías, suspendería, suspenderíamos, suspenderíais, suspenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suspenda
The present subjunctive of suspender is suspenda, suspendas, suspenda, suspendamos, suspendáis, suspendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suspendiera
The imperfect subjunctive suspender forms are suspendiera/suspendieras/suspendiera/suspendiéramos/suspendierais/suspendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suspende
Use suspende (tú), suspenda (usted), suspendamos (nosotros), suspended (vosotros), suspendan (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suspendas
Use no suspendas (tú), no suspenda (usted), no suspendamos (nosotros), no suspendáis (vosotros), no suspendan (ustedes) for negative commands.