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Suponer (to suppose) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Suponer (to suppose) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Suponer - Conjugation of to suppose in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Suponer (to suppose) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Suponiendo y adivinando (Assuming and guessing)

Conjugation of to suppose in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo suponía I was supposing
  • tú suponías You supposed
  • él/ella suponía he supposed
  • nosotros/nosotras suponíamos we supposed
  • vosotros/vosotras suponíais you all supposed
  • ellos/ellas suponían they supposed

Example phrases

  • Yo suponía que el fotógrafo iba a venir. I supposed that the photographer was going to come.
  • Tú suponías que la canción iba a ser buena. You supposed that the song was going to be good.
  • Él suponía que el músico sabía cómo hacerlo. He supposed that the musician knew how to do it.
  • Nosotros suponíamos que la escultura iba a estar terminada. We supposed that the sculpture was going to be finished.
  • Vosotros suponíais que las corridas de toros eran interesantes. You/we supposed that bullfights were interesting.
  • Ellos suponían que el viaje iba a ser fascinante. They supposed that the journey was going to be fascinating.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - suponer (to suppose)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Suponer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... que las corridas de toros eran interesantes.

Vosotros suponíais que las corridas de toros eran interesantes.
(You/we supposed that bullfights were interesting.)

2. Yo ... que el fotógrafo iba a venir.

Yo suponía que el fotógrafo iba a venir.
(I supposed that the photographer was going to come.)

3. Tú ... que la canción iba a ser buena.

Tú suponías que la canción iba a ser buena.
(You supposed that the song was going to be good.)

4. Ellos ... que el viaje iba a ser fascinante.

Ellos suponían que el viaje iba a ser fascinante.
(They supposed that the journey was going to be fascinating.)

5. Él ... que el músico sabía cómo hacerlo.

Él suponía que el músico sabía cómo hacerlo.
(He supposed that the musician knew how to do it.)

6. Nosotros ... que la escultura iba a estar terminada.

Nosotros suponíamos que la escultura iba a estar terminada.
(We supposed that the sculpture was going to be finished.)