sugerir
to suggest
📚 sugerir is a stem-changing verb (e-ie). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide
Non-Conjugated Forms
sugerir
to suggest
sugeriendo
Present Participle
sugerido
Used in perfect tenses
Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | sugiero | sugerí | sugería | sugeriré | sugeriría |
| tú | sugieres | sugeriste | sugerías | sugerirás | sugerirías |
| él/ella/usted | sugiere | sugirió | sugería | sugerirá | sugeriría |
| nosotros | sugerimos | sugerimos | sugeríamos | sugeriremos | sugeriríamos |
| vosotros | sugerís | sugeristeis | sugeríais | sugeriréis | sugeriríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sugieren | sugirieron | sugerían | sugerirán | sugerirían |
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Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | he sugerido | había sugerido | habré sugerido | habría sugerido |
| tú | has sugerido | habías sugerido | habrás sugerido | habrías sugerido |
| él/ella/usted | ha sugerido | había sugerido | habrá sugerido | habría sugerido |
| nosotros | hemos sugerido | habíamos sugerido | habremos sugerido | habríamos sugerido |
| vosotros | habéis sugerido | habíais sugerido | habréis sugerido | habríais sugerido |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han sugerido | habían sugerido | habrán sugerido | habrían sugerido |
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Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
| Person | ||
|---|---|---|
| yo | sugiera | sugeriera |
| tú | sugieras | sugerieras |
| él/ella/usted | sugiera | sugeriera |
| nosotros | sugeramos | sugeriéramos |
| vosotros | sugeráis | sugerierais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sugieran | sugerieran |
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Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | sugere |
| él/ella/usted | sugera |
| nosotros | sugeramos |
| vosotros | sugerid |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sugeran |
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Stem Change Pattern: e-ie
This verb follows the e-ie pattern. The stem change occurs in present indicative and present subjunctive, affecting the "boot" forms (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (él/ella and ellos/ellas forms).
Usage Tips
- Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
- Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
- Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
- Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time
Examples and Common Phrases
Verb Information
Category
Communication
Ending Type
-ir verb
Verb Type
Stem-changing verb
Importance Rank
#100 out of 100
Usage Tips
Remember the "Boot"
Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tú, él/ella, and ellos/ellas change, but nosotros and vosotros don't. Draw a boot around the changing forms to remember!
Practice Suggestion
Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.