How to conjugate sorprender in Indicative Preterite 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 Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sorprendí
Tú
sorprendiste
Él / Ella / Usted
sorprendió
Nosotros / Nosotras
sorprendimos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sorprendisteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sorprendieron

Examples of sorprender in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Me sorprendí con la noticia.
I was surprised by the news.
Tú
Tú sorprendiste a todos en la fiesta.
You surprised everyone at the party.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella sorprendió a su familia con el regalo.
She surprised her family with the gift.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sorprendimos a los invitados.
We surprised the guests.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sorprendisteis a todos con la noticia.
You all surprised everyone with the news.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Los niños sorprendieron a sus padres.
The children surprised their parents.

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Me sorprendí con la noticia.

Other conjugations of sorprender

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
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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