What does suspender mean?
suspender means to suspend in English. It is a regular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to flunk, to fail to pass an exam or class.
Spanish verb guide
Suspender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn suspender, meaning to suspend, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-ergerund: suspendiendoparticiple: suspendido
Principal forms of suspender
- Infinitive
- suspender
- Gerund
- suspendiendo
- Past participle
- suspendido
Suspender 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 | suspendo | suspendí | suspendía | suspenderé |
| tú | suspendes | suspendiste | suspendías | suspenderás |
| él / ella / usted | suspende | suspendió | suspendía | suspenderá |
| nosotros/as | suspendemos | suspendimos | suspendíamos | suspenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | suspenden | suspendieron | suspendían | suspenderán |
Pattern notes
- Suspender follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with suspender
Él suspendió el examen de acceso.He failed the entrance exam.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El juego se suspendió por la lluvia.The game was canceled due to rain.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El partido se suspendió a causa de la lluvia.The game was canceled due to rain.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate suspender 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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