How to conjugate sorprender in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

sorprender
to surprise
regular verb

Sorprender means to surprise or astonish someone. It is used when something unexpected happens that causes surprise or amazement.

How to conjugate sorprender in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sorprendía
Tú
sorprendías
Él / Ella / Usted
sorprendía
Nosotros / Nosotras
sorprendíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sorprendíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sorprendían

Examples of sorprender in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Me sorprendía su actitud siempre.
I was surprised by his attitude always.
Tú
Tú sorprendías a todos con tu talento.
You used to surprise everyone with your talent.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella sorprendía a sus amigos frecuentemente.
She used to surprise her friends frequently.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sorprendíamos a la familia con nuestras historias.
We used to surprise the family with our stories.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sorprendíais a todos en la fiesta.
You all used to surprise everyone at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos sorprendían a sus colegas con ideas nuevas.
They used to surprise their colleagues with new ideas.

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Me sorprendía su actitud siempre.

Other conjugations of sorprender

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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