suprimir — Spanish conjugation

to suppress

Frequency#1091Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yosuprimoI suppress
suprimesyou suppress
vossuprimísyou suppress
él/ella/Ud.suprimehe/she/it suppresses
nosotrossuprimimoswe suppress
vosotrossuprimísyou (pl.) suppress
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimenthey suppress

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yosuprimíI suppressed
suprimisteyou suppressed
vossuprimisteyou suppressed
él/ella/Ud.suprimióhe/she/it suppressed
nosotrossuprimimoswe suppressed
vosotrossuprimisteisyou (pl.) suppressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimieronthey suppressed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yosuprimía
suprimías
vossuprimías
él/ella/Ud.suprimía
nosotrossuprimíamos
vosotrossuprimíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yosuprimiríaI would suppress
suprimiríasyou would suppress
vossuprimiríasyou would suppress
él/ella/Ud.suprimiríahe/she/it would suppress
nosotrossuprimiríamoswe would suppress
vosotrossuprimiríaisyou (pl.) would suppress
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimiríanthey would suppress

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yosuprimiréI will suppress
suprimirásyou will suppress
vossuprimirásyou will suppress
él/ella/Ud.suprimiráhe/she/it will suppress
nosotrossuprimiremoswe will suppress
vosotrossuprimiréisyou (pl.) will suppress
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimiránthey will suppress

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe suprimidoI have suppressed
has suprimidoyou have suppressed
voshas suprimidoyou have suppressed
él/ella/Ud.ha suprimidohe/she/it has suppressed
nosotroshemos suprimidowe have suppressed
vosotroshabéis suprimidoyou (pl.) have suppressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han suprimidothey have suppressed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía suprimidoI had suppressed
habías suprimidoyou had suppressed
voshabías suprimidoyou had suppressed
él/ella/Ud.había suprimidohe/she/it had suppressed
nosotroshabíamos suprimidowe had suppressed
vosotroshabíais suprimidoyou (pl.) had suppressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían suprimidothey had suppressed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría suprimido
habrías suprimido
voshabrías suprimido
él/ella/Ud.habría suprimido
nosotroshabríamos suprimido
vosotroshabríais suprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían suprimido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré suprimidoI will have suppressed
habrás suprimidoyou will have suppressed
voshabrás suprimidoyou will have suppressed
él/ella/Ud.habrá suprimidohe/she/it will have suppressed
nosotroshabremos suprimidowe will have suppressed
vosotroshabréis suprimidoyou (pl.) will have suppressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán suprimidothey will have suppressed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yosuprima
suprimas
vossuprimas
él/ella/Ud.suprima
nosotrossuprimamos
vosotrossuprimáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.supriman

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yosuprimiera
suprimieras
vossuprimieras
él/ella/Ud.suprimiera
nosotrossuprimiéramos
vosotrossuprimierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yosuprimiese
suprimieses
vossuprimieses
él/ella/Ud.suprimiese
nosotrossuprimiésemos
vosotrossuprimieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.suprimiesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya suprimido
hayas suprimido
voshayas suprimido
él/ella/Ud.haya suprimido
nosotroshayamos suprimido
vosotroshayáis suprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan suprimido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera suprimido
hubieras suprimido
voshubieras suprimido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera suprimido
nosotroshubiéramos suprimido
vosotroshubierais suprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran suprimido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
suprime
vossuprimí
él/ella/Ud.suprima
nosotrossuprimamos
vosotrossuprimid
ustedessupriman

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no suprimas
vosno suprimas
él/ella/Ud.no suprima
nosotrosno suprimamos
vosotrosno suprimáis
ustedesno supriman

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy suprimiendo
estás suprimiendo
vosestás suprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.está suprimiendo
nosotrosestamos suprimiendo
vosotrosestáis suprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están suprimiendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve suprimiendo
estuviste suprimiendo
vosestuviste suprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo suprimiendo
nosotrosestuvimos suprimiendo
vosotrosestuvisteis suprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron suprimiendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba suprimiendo
estabas suprimiendo
vosestabas suprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba suprimiendo
nosotrosestábamos suprimiendo
vosotrosestabais suprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban suprimiendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría suprimiendo
estarías suprimiendo
vosestarías suprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría suprimiendo
nosotrosestaríamos suprimiendo
vosotrosestaríais suprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían suprimiendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré suprimiendo
estarás suprimiendo
vosestarás suprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estará suprimiendo
nosotrosestaremos suprimiendo
vosotrosestaréis suprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán suprimiendo