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Suspender (to fail) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of suspender (to fail) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Suspender (to fail) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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Level: A2

Module 2: Sociedad y gobierno (Society and government)

Lesson 14: Título universitario (University degree)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Suspender (to fail) Suspendiendo (Failing) Suspendido (Failed)

Suspender (to fail): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendo I fail
(tú) suspendes you fail
(él/ella) suspende he/she fails
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendemos we fail
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendéis you fail
(ellos/ellas) suspenden they fail

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he suspendido I have failed
(tú) has suspendido you have failed
(él/ella) ha suspendido he/she has failed
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos suspendido we have failed
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis suspendido You have failed
(ellos/ellas) han suspendido they have failed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) suspenda I fail
(tú) suspendas you fail
(él/ella) suspenda he/she fails
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendamos we fail
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendáis you fail
(ellos/ellas) suspendan they fail

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya suspendido I have failed
(tú) hayas suspendido you have failed
(él/ella) haya suspendido he/she has failed
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos suspendido we have failed
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis suspendido you have failed
(ellos/ellas) hayan suspendido they have failed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendía I failed
(tú) suspendías You were failing
(él/ella) suspendía he/she failed
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendíamos we failed
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendíais You failed
(ellos/ellas) suspendían they failed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había suspendido I had failed
(tú) habías suspendido You had failed
(él/ella) había suspendido he/she had failed
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos suspendido we had failed
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais suspendido You had failed
(ellos/ellas) habían suspendido they had failed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendiera/suspendiese I failed
(tú) suspendieras/suspendieses you failed
(él/ella) suspendiera/suspendiese he/she failed
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendiéramos/suspendiésemos we failed
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendierais/suspendieseis You would fail
(ellos/ellas) suspendieran/suspendiesen they failed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese suspendido I had failed
(tú) hubieras/hubieses suspendido you had failed
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese suspendido he would have failed/she would have failed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos suspendido we had failed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis suspendido You would have failed
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen suspendido they had failed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendí I failed
(tú) suspendiste You failed
(él/ella) suspendió he/she failed
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendimos We failed
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendisteis You failed
(ellos/ellas) suspendieron they failed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube suspendido I had failed
(tú) hubiste suspendido You had failed
(él/ella) hubo suspendido he/she had failed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos suspendido we had failed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis suspendido you failed
(ellos/ellas) hubieron suspendido they had failed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendiere I will fail
(tú) suspendieres You would fail
(él/ella) suspendiere he/she will fail
(nosotros/nosotras) suspendiéremos we will fail
(vosotros/vosotras) suspendiereis you would fail
(ellos/ellas) suspendieren they will fail

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere suspendido I will have failed
(tú) hubieres suspendido you will have failed
(él/ella) hubiere suspendido he/she will have failed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos suspendido we will have failed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis suspendido You would have failed
(ellos/ellas) hubieren suspendido they had failed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) suspenderé I will fail
(tú) suspenderás You will fail
(él/ella) suspenderá he/she will fail
(nosotros/nosotras) suspenderemos we will fail
(vosotros/vosotras) suspenderéis You will fail
(ellos/ellas) suspenderán they will fail

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré suspendido I will have failed
(tú) habrás suspendido You will have failed
(él/ella) habrá suspendido he/she will have failed
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos suspendido we will have failed
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis suspendido You will have failed
(ellos/ellas) habrán suspendido they will have failed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Suspende! You fail
¡Suspenda! He/She fail
¡Suspendamos! Let's fail!
¡Suspended! (you) Fail!
¡Suspendan! They fail

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No suspenda! You do not fail
No suspendas! Don't fail!
No suspenda! You do not fail
No suspendamos! You lot don't fail!
No suspendáis! You all do not fail!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) suspendería I would fail
(tú) suspenderías You would fail
(él/ella) suspendería he/she would fail
(nosotros/nosotras) suspenderíamos we would fail
(vosotros/vosotras) suspenderíais You would fail
(ellos/ellas) suspenderían they would fail

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría suspendido I would have failed
(tú) habrías suspendido You would have failed
(él/ella) habría suspendido he/she would have failed
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos suspendido we would have failed
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais suspendido You would have failed
(ellos/ellas) habrían suspendido they would have failed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will fail the tasks until after the event.
Ellas suspenderán las tareas hasta después del evento.
2. They say they do not fail the exam thanks to their effort.
Dicen que no suspenden el examen gracias a su esfuerzo.
3. We will fail the trial until we have more information.
Nosotros suspenderemos el juicio hasta que tengamos más información.
4. He will fail the surprise until the last moment.
Él suspenderá la sorpresa hasta el último momento.
5. We hope that we do not fail any subject this year.
Esperamos que no suspendemos ninguna materia este año.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We failed several times in primary school.
Nosotros suspendimos varias veces en la escuela primaria.
2. You failed the course and missed the classes.
Vosotros suspendisteis el curso y echasteis de menos las clases.
3. I have failed the project and I have no idea what to do now.
He suspendido el proyecto y no tengo idea de qué hacer ahora.
4. You failed the A-level class last year.
Tú suspendiste la clase de bachillerato el año pasado.
5. He was failing the secret of the novel.
Él/ella suspendía el secreto de la novela.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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suspendiera/suspendiese, suspendieran/suspendiesen, suspendieras/suspendieses, suspendáis

1.
Si ellos ... sus actividades, tendrían más tiempo libre.
(If they were to suspend their activities, they would have more free time.)
2.
Ella dudaba que él ... el proyecto tan importante.
(She doubted that he would suspend the important project.)
3.
Si yo ... el examen, estaría muy decepcionado.
(If I were to fail the exam, I would be very disappointed.)
4.
Quizás vosotros ... la clase si el profesor no viene.
(Perhaps you fail the class if the teacher doesn't come.)
5.
Si tú ... la tarea, no podrías participar en el juego.
(If you were to fail the task, you wouldn't be able to participate in the game.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I had failed the task before the meeting started.
Yo hube suspendido la tarea antes de que comenzara la reunión.
2. I would have failed the task, but they helped me.
Yo habría suspendido la tarea, pero me ayudaron.
3. They had failed the project after the official announcement.
Ellos hubieron suspendido el proyecto después del anuncio oficial.
4. You had failed the game before the pandemic.
Tú hubiste suspendido el juego antes de la pandemia.
5. I may have failed the project due to the requirements.
Puede que haya suspendido el proyecto debido a los requisitos.