How to conjugate sorprender in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sorprendiera
Tú
sorprendieras
Él / Ella / Usted
sorprendiera
Nosotros / Nosotras
sorprendiéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sorprendierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sorprendieran

Examples of sorprender in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que me sorprendiera con la noticia.
I hoped he would surprise me with the news.
Tú
No creía que tú sorprendieras a todos.
I didn't think you would surprise everyone.
Él / Ella / Usted
Era posible que ella sorprendiera a sus amigos.
It was possible that she would surprise her friends.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Esperábamos que nos sorprendieran con buenas noticias.
We hoped they would surprise us with good news.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No pensaba que vosotros sorprendierais a todos.
I didn't think you all would surprise everyone.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Era importante que ellos sorprendieran a la audiencia.
It was important that they surprised the audience.

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Esperaba que me sorprendiera con la noticia.

Other conjugations of sorprender

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Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
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 Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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