Sugerir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Sugerir in Spanish

Sugerir means “to suggest,” “to propose,” or “to evoke.” You will learn its sugiero present family, sugirió / sugirieron preterite, gerund sugiriendo, subjunctive families, and recommendation patterns.

Sugerir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Sugerir uses sugier- in stressed present-family forms, sugir- in third-person preterite forms and the related subjunctive family, and sugiriendo as its gerund.

Sugerir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle sugerido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	sugerir	to suggest
Gerund	sugiriendo	suggesting
Past participle	sugerido	suggested

Sugerir meaning and essential uses

Sugerir is transitive and commonly means proposing or advising something: Sugiero otra opción. — “I suggest another option.” A recipient can be an indirect object: Te sugiero este libro. — “I suggest this book to you.”

With a separate subject, sugerir que + subjunctive is standard: Sugiero que descanses. — “I suggest that you rest.” RAE also records the evocative meaning: Esa canción me sugiere recuerdos. — “That song evokes memories for me.”

Sugerir irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present forms use sugier-: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere, sugieren. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use suger-: sugerimos / sugerís.

Third-person preterite uses sugirió / sugirieron. Present subjunctive is sugiera, sugieras, sugiera, sugiramos, sugiráis, sugieran; past/future subjunctive use sugirier-; the gerund is sugiriendo.

Sugerir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Sugerir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use sugier-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use suger-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugiero	I suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	sugieres	you suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugiere	he / she suggests; you suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugerimos	we suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugerís	you suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugieren	they suggest; you suggest (plural)

• Sugiero una solución más sencilla. — I suggest a simpler solution.

Sugerir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Third-person forms are sugirió / sugirieron; other forms keep suger-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugerí	I suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	sugeriste	you suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugirió	he / she suggested; you suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugerimos	we suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugeristeis	you suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugirieron	they suggested; you suggested (plural)

• Ayer sugerí cambiar la fecha. — Yesterday I suggested changing the date.

Sugerir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugería	I used to suggest / was suggesting
Tú — you, singular informal	sugerías	you used to suggest / were suggesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugería	he / she used to suggest / was suggesting; you used to suggest / were suggesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugeríamos	we used to suggest / were suggesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugeríais	you used to suggest / were suggesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugerían	they used to suggest / were suggesting; you used to suggest / were suggesting (plural)

• Antes sugería opciones diferentes. — I used to suggest different options.

Sugerir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus the stem-changing gerund sugiriendo — “suggesting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy sugiriendo	I am suggesting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás sugiriendo	you are suggesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está sugiriendo	he / she is suggesting; you are suggesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos sugiriendo	we are suggesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis sugiriendo	you are suggesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están sugiriendo	they are suggesting; you are suggesting (plural)

• Estoy sugiriendo una alternativa práctica. — I am suggesting a practical alternative.

Sugerir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and sugerir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a sugerir	I am going to suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a sugerir	you are going to suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a sugerir	he / she is going to suggest; you are going to suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a sugerir	we are going to suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a sugerir	you are going to suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a sugerir	they are going to suggest; you are going to suggest (plural)

• Voy a sugerir otra ruta. — I am going to suggest another route.

Sugerir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugeriré	I will suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	sugerirás	you will suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugerirá	he / she will suggest; you will suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugeriremos	we will suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugeriréis	you will suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugerirán	they will suggest; you will suggest (plural)

• Sugeriremos varios cambios mañana. — We will suggest several changes tomorrow.

Sugerir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugeriría	I would suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	sugerirías	you would suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugeriría	he / she would suggest; you would suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugeriríamos	we would suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugeriríais	you would suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugerirían	they would suggest; you would suggest (plural)

• Sugeriría esperar un día más. — I would suggest waiting one more day.

Sugerir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he sugerido	I have suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	has sugerido	you have suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha sugerido	he / she has suggested; you have suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos sugerido	we have suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis sugerido	you have suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han sugerido	they have suggested; you have suggested (plural)

• He sugerido esa opción varias veces. — I have suggested that option several times.

Sugerir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había sugerido	I had suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	habías sugerido	you had suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había sugerido	he / she had suggested; you had suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos sugerido	we had suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais sugerido	you had suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían sugerido	they had suggested; you had suggested (plural)

• Ya habíamos sugerido una solución similar. — We had already suggested a similar solution.

Sugerir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré sugerido	I will have suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás sugerido	you will have suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá sugerido	he / she will have suggested; you will have suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos sugerido	we will have suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis sugerido	you will have suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán sugerido	they will have suggested; you will have suggested (plural)

• Para entonces habrán sugerido varias alternativas. — By then they will have suggested several alternatives.

Sugerir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría sugerido	I would have suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías sugerido	you would have suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría sugerido	he / she would have suggested; you would have suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos sugerido	we would have suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais sugerido	you would have suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían sugerido	they would have suggested; you would have suggested (plural)

• Habría sugerido otra fecha. — I would have suggested another date.

Sugerir subjunctive conjugations

Sugerir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use sugier-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use sugir-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugiera	that I suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	sugieras	that you suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugiera	that he / she suggest; that you suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugiramos	that we suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugiráis	that you suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugieran	that they suggest; that you suggest (plural)

• Sugiero que descanses un poco. — I suggest that you rest a little.

Sugerir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use the sugirier- family; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugiriera	that I suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	sugirieras	that you suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugiriera	that he / she suggested; that you suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugiriéramos	that we suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugirierais	that you suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugirieran	that they suggested; that you suggested (plural)

• Preferían que sugiriéramos una opción más económica. — They preferred that we suggest a cheaper option.
• Era mejor que sugirieses hablar primero con Marta. — It was better for you to suggest speaking with Marta first.

Sugerir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use the sugirier- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	sugiriere	if / when I should suggest
Tú — you, singular informal	sugirieres	if / when you should suggest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sugiriere	if / when he / she should suggest; if / when you should suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	sugiriéremos	if / when we should suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugiriereis	if / when you should suggest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	sugirieren	if / when they should suggest; if / when you should suggest (plural)

• Quien sugiriere cambios deberá explicar sus motivos. — Whoever should suggest changes must explain their reasons.

Sugerir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya sugerido	that I have suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas sugerido	that you have suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya sugerido	that he / she has suggested; that you have suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos sugerido	that we have suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis sugerido	that you have suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan sugerido	that they have suggested; that you have suggested (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas sugerido esa solución. — I am glad that you suggested that solution.

Sugerir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera sugerido	that I had suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras sugerido	that you had suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera sugerido	that he / she had suggested; that you had suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos sugerido	that we had suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais sugerido	that you had suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran sugerido	that they had suggested; that you had suggested (plural)

• Si hubiera sugerido otra ruta, habríamos llegado antes. — If I had suggested another route, we would have arrived earlier.
• Si hubieses sugerido ese cambio, lo habríamos considerado. — If you had suggested that change, we would have considered it.

Sugerir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle sugerido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere sugerido	if / when I should have suggested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres sugerido	if / when you should have suggested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere sugerido	if / when he / she should have suggested; if / when you should have suggested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos sugerido	if / when we should have suggested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis sugerido	if / when you should have suggested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren sugerido	if / when they should have suggested; if / when you should have suggested (plural)

• Si hubieren sugerido modificaciones, deberán documentarlas. — If they should have suggested modifications, they must document them.

Sugerir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Sugerir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	sugiere	suggest
Usted — you, singular formal	sugiera	suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	sugiramos	let’s suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sugerid	suggest (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	sugieran	suggest (plural)

• Sugiere una opción concreta. — Suggest a specific option.

Sugerir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no sugieras	do not suggest
Usted — you, singular formal	no sugiera	do not suggest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no sugiramos	let’s not suggest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no sugiráis	do not suggest (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no sugieran	do not suggest (plural)

• No sugieras algo que no has evaluado. — Do not suggest something you have not evaluated.

Common constructions with Sugerir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• sugerir algo. — to suggest something.
• sugerir algo a alguien. — to suggest something to someone.
• sugerir que + subjunctive. — to suggest that another subject do something.
• algo sugiere recuerdos / una idea. — something evokes memories / an idea.

Example sentences with Sugerir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Te sugiero este restaurante. — I suggest this restaurant to you.
• Sugiero esperar hasta mañana. — I suggest waiting until tomorrow.
• ¿Qué solución sugieres? — What solution do you suggest?
• Espero que sugieras una opción realista. — I hope you suggest a realistic option.
• Esa canción me sugiere recuerdos de la infancia. — That song evokes childhood memories for me.
• Sugiere primero la alternativa más sencilla. — Suggest the simplest alternative first.

Regional and usage notes for Sugerir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos sugerís opciones muy prácticas. — You suggest very practical options. (voseo)
• Sugerí una solución concreta. — Suggest a specific solution. (affirmative vos command)

For sugerir, track two stem patterns: sugier- in stressed present forms and sugir- in third-person preterite, related subjunctives, and the gerund sugiriendo.