Sorprender conjugation chart
Sorprender present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you surprise | |
| vos | you surprise | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she surprises | |
| nosotros | we surprise | |
| vosotros | you all surprise | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they surprise |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I surprised | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you surprised | |
| vos | you surprised | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she surprised | |
| nosotros | we surprised | |
| vosotros | you all surprised | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they surprised |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to surprise | |
| vos | you used to surprise | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to surprise | |
| nosotros | we used to surprise | |
| vosotros | you all used to surprise | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to surprise |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will surprise | |
| vos | you will surprise | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will surprise | |
| nosotros | we will surprise | |
| vosotros | you all will surprise | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will surprise |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would surprise | |
| vos | you would surprise | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would surprise | |
| nosotros | we would surprise | |
| vosotros | you all would surprise | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would surprise |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I surprise | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you surprise | |
| vos | that you surprise | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she surprise | |
| nosotros | that we surprise | |
| vosotros | that you all surprise | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they surprise |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Sorprender imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I surprised | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you surprised | |
| vos | if you surprised | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she surprised | |
| nosotros | if we surprised | |
| vosotros | if you all surprised | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they surprised |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (sorprendiese), more common in writing.
Sorprender affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | surprise! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | surprise! | |
| usted | surprise! | |
| nosotros | let's surprise! | |
| vosotros | surprise! | |
| ustedes | surprise! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: sorprende. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (sorprenda, sorprendamos, sorprendan).
Sorprender negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't surprise! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't surprise! | |
| usted | don't surprise! | |
| nosotros | let's not surprise! | |
| vosotros | don't surprise! | |
| ustedes | don't surprise! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + sorprendas, sorprenda…
Always the verb haber + the past participle sorprendido, which never changes.
Sorprender present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he sorprendido |
|---|---|
| tú | has sorprendido |
| vos | has sorprendido |
| él, ella, usted | ha sorprendido |
| nosotros | hemos sorprendido |
| vosotros | habéis sorprendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han sorprendido |
Sorprender pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había sorprendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías sorprendido |
| vos | habías sorprendido |
| él, ella, usted | había sorprendido |
| nosotros | habíamos sorprendido |
| vosotros | habíais sorprendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían sorprendido |
Sorprender future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré sorprendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás sorprendido |
| vos | habrás sorprendido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá sorprendido |
| nosotros | habremos sorprendido |
| vosotros | habréis sorprendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán sorprendido |
Sorprender conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría sorprendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías sorprendido |
| vos | habrías sorprendido |
| él, ella, usted | habría sorprendido |
| nosotros | habríamos sorprendido |
| vosotros | habríais sorprendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían sorprendido |
Sorprender present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya sorprendido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas sorprendido |
| vos | hayas sorprendido |
| él, ella, usted | haya sorprendido |
| nosotros | hayamos sorprendido |
| vosotros | hayáis sorprendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan sorprendido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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