What does sorprender mean?
sorprender means to surprise in English. It is a regular -er verb.
Spanish verb guide
Sorprender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn sorprender, meaning to surprise, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-ergerund: sorprendiendoparticiple: sorprendido
Principal forms of sorprender
- Infinitive
- sorprender
- Gerund
- sorprendiendo
- Past participle
- sorprendido
Sorprender conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | sorprendo | sorprendí | sorprendía | sorprenderé |
| tú | sorprendes | sorprendiste | sorprendías | sorprenderás |
| él / ella / usted | sorprende | sorprendió | sorprendía | sorprenderá |
| nosotros/as | sorprendemos | sorprendimos | sorprendíamos | sorprenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | sorprenden | sorprendieron | sorprendían | sorprenderán |
Pattern notes
- Sorprender follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with sorprender
Nada de esto me sorprende.None of these things surprise me.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué eso no me sorprende?Why doesn't that surprise me?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella le sorprendió con un beso.She surprised him with a kiss.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate sorprender for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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