Suspender Conjugation | How to Conjugate Suspender in Spanish

Suspender means “to suspend” or “to postpone,” and in academic contexts it can mean “to fail.” You will learn its regular -ER paradigm, the participle suspendido, and common administrative and academic uses.

Suspender conjugation at a glance

Suspender means “to suspend / to postpone / to fail.” Verb type: Regular ER. The key linguistic pattern is explained below so the project label does not hide how the verb actually behaves.

• suspender — to suspend / to postpone / to fail
• suspendiendo — suspending / postponing
• suspendido — suspended / postponed

Suspender gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — the perfect auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle does not change for gender or number.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	suspender	to suspend / to postpone / to fail
Gerund	suspendiendo	suspending / postponing
Past participle	suspendido	suspended / postponed
Compound infinitive	haber suspendido	to have suspended / postponed
Compound gerund	habiendo suspendido	having suspended / postponed

Suspender meaning and essential uses

The primary uses here are “to suspend” and “to postpone.” Suspender also has an academic use meaning “to fail” a student or examinee. RAE’s modern conjugation lists suspendido — suspended as the participle used in the verbal paradigm.

• Suspenden la reunión por la tormenta. — They are postponing the meeting because of the storm.
• El profesor suspendió a dos alumnos. — The teacher failed two students.
• La empresa suspendió temporalmente el servicio. — The company temporarily suspended the service.

Suspender conjugation pattern

Suspender is a regular -ER verb in its modern core conjugation. The stem suspend- remains stable, the gerund is suspendiendo — suspending, and the verbal participle used in compound tenses is suspendido — suspended.

Suspender indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Suspender present tense conjugation

Use the present indicative for current situations, routines, repeated actions, and general facts involving this verb. The Spanish label is el presente de indicativo — present indicative.

Use the regular suspend- stem with the standard -ER present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendo	I suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendes	you suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspende	he / she suspends / postpones; you suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendemos	we suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendéis	you (plural, informal) suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspenden	they / you (plural) suspend / postpone

• Suspendemos la actividad cuando hay una alerta. — We suspend the activity when there is an alert.

Suspender preterite conjugation

Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events, viewed as finished rather than background or habit. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite.

Use the standard preterite endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendí	I suspended / postponed
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendiste	you suspended / postponed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspendió	he / she suspended / postponed; you suspended / postponed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendimos	we suspended / postponed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendisteis	you (plural, informal) suspended / postponed
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspendieron	they / you (plural) suspended / postponed

• Ayer suspendieron la reunión por falta de tiempo. — Yesterday they postponed the meeting because of lack of time.

Suspender imperfect conjugation

Use the imperfect for habitual, repeated, descriptive, or ongoing past situations without a completed boundary. The Spanish label is el pretérito imperfecto — imperfect.

Use the standard imperfect endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendía	I used to suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendías	you used to suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspendía	he / she used to suspend / postpone; you used to suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendíamos	we used to suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendíais	you (plural, informal) used to suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspendían	they / you (plural) used to suspend / postpone

• Antes suspendíamos las clases durante las tormentas fuertes. — We used to suspend classes during severe storms.

Suspender present progressive

Use the present progressive for an action in progress around the present moment. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish label is la perífrasis estar + gerundio — present progressive periphrasis.

Build the present progressive with estar — to be as an auxiliary — plus suspendiendo — suspending / postponing.

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

• Están suspendiendo el servicio por mantenimiento. — They are suspending the service for maintenance.

Suspender near future conjugation

Use the near future for plans or events viewed as approaching or already intended. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish label is la perífrasis ir a + infinitivo — near-future periphrasis.

Build the near future with ir a — to be going to — plus suspender — to suspend / to postpone / to fail.

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

• Vamos a suspender la sesión durante una hora. — We are going to suspend the session for one hour.

Suspender future tense conjugation

Use the simple future for future events and, where context supports it, probability or conjecture. The Spanish label is el futuro simple — simple future.

Add the future endings directly to suspender — to suspend / to postpone / to fail.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspenderé	I will suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspenderás	you will suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspenderá	he / she will suspend / postpone; you will suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspenderemos	we will suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspenderéis	you (plural, informal) will suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspenderán	they / you (plural) will suspend / postpone

• Suspenderán el servicio si continúa el problema. — They will suspend the service if the problem continues.

Suspender conditional conjugation

Use the conditional for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or future-in-the-past meanings. The Spanish label is el condicional simple — conditional.

Add the conditional endings directly to suspender — to suspend / to postpone / to fail.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendería	I would suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspenderías	you would suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspendería	he / she would suspend / postpone; you would suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspenderíamos	we would suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspenderíais	you (plural, informal) would suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspenderían	they / you (plural) would suspend / postpone

• Suspendería la actividad si hubiera riesgo. — I would suspend the activity if there were a risk.

Suspender present perfect conjugation

Use the present perfect for past actions connected to the present. Its distribution varies across Spanish-speaking regions. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect.

Combine the present forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Han suspendido el partido por la lluvia. — They have suspended the match because of the rain.

Suspender past perfect conjugation

Use the past perfect for an action completed before another past reference point. The Spanish label is el pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect / pluperfect.

Combine the imperfect forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Ya habían suspendido la reunión cuando llegamos. — They had already suspended the meeting when we arrived.

Suspender future perfect conjugation

Use the future perfect for an action expected to be completed before a future reference point. The Spanish label is el futuro compuesto — future perfect.

Combine the future forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Para entonces, habrán suspendido todas las actividades. — By then, they will have suspended all the activities.

Suspender conditional perfect conjugation

Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an outcome that would have occurred under different circumstances. The Spanish label is el condicional compuesto — conditional perfect.

Combine the conditional forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Habríamos suspendido la sesión con una alerta oficial. — We would have suspended the session with an official alert.

Suspender subjunctive conjugations

Suspender present subjunctive conjugation

Use the present subjunctive in subordinate clauses triggered by wishes, influence, emotion, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, or similar environments. The Spanish label is el presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive.

Use the regular present subjunctive endings for a standard -ER verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspenda	that I suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendas	that you suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspenda	that he / she suspend / postpone; that you suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendamos	that we suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendáis	that you (plural, informal) suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspendan	that they / you (plural) suspend / postpone

• Es posible que suspendan la clase mañana. — They may cancel the class tomorrow.

Suspender imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts, including reported wishes, requests, evaluations, and conditions. The Spanish label is el imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive.

The main table uses the accepted -ra series, built from the third-person plural preterite stem. The accepted -se series is shown after the main examples.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendiera	that I suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendieras	that you suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspendiera	that he / she suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone; that you suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendiéramos	that we suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendierais	that you (plural, informal) suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspendieran	that they / you (plural) suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone

• Pidieron que suspendiéramos la actividad. — They asked us to suspend the activity.

The accepted -se series is also standard in many contexts; it should not be substituted mechanically where a construction has a documented preference or restriction.

• suspendiese — that I suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
• suspendieses — that you suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
• suspendiese — that he / she / you (formal) suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
• suspendiésemos — that we suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
• suspendieseis — that you (plural, informal) suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone
• suspendiesen — that they / you (plural) suspended / postponed / were to suspend / postpone

Suspender future subjunctive conjugation

Use the future subjunctive only as a reference form for rare modern uses, especially formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical language. The Spanish label is el futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

This reference paradigm comes from the same past-stem family used by the imperfect subjunctive. It is rare in modern everyday Spanish and survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suspendiere	that I should suspend / postpone (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	suspendieres	that you should suspend / postpone (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suspendiere	that he / she should suspend / postpone (rare/formal); that you should suspend / postpone (formal; rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	suspendiéremos	that we should suspend / postpone (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspendiereis	that you (plural, informal) should suspend / postpone (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suspendieren	that they / you (plural) should suspend / postpone (rare/formal)

• Si la autoridad suspendiere el servicio, se informará al público. — If the authority should suspend the service, the public will be informed.

Suspender present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo — present perfect subjunctive.

Combine the present subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed.

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

• Lamento que hayan suspendido el concierto. — I am sorry that they have canceled the concert.

Suspender past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the past perfect subjunctive for an action completed before another past or hypothetical reference point in a subjunctive context. The Spanish label is el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive.

Combine the -ra imperfect subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. The hubiese series is also accepted and is shown below.

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

• Ojalá no hubieran suspendido la reunión. — I wish they had not postponed the meeting.

The hubiese series is an accepted alternative in many contexts.

• hubiese suspendido — that I had suspended / postponed
• hubieses suspendido — that you had suspended / postponed
• hubiese suspendido — that he / she / you (formal) had suspended / postponed
• hubiésemos suspendido — that we had suspended / postponed
• hubieseis suspendido — that you (plural, informal) had suspended / postponed
• hubiesen suspendido — that they / you (plural) had suspended / postponed

Suspender future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the future perfect subjunctive as a rare reference form for an action completed before another future point in formal or historical-style contexts. The Spanish label is el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Combine the future subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with suspendido — suspended / postponed. This system is rare in modern everyday Spanish.

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

• Si la autoridad hubiere suspendido el servicio, deberá comunicarlo. — If the authority should have suspended the service, it must communicate that.

Suspender imperative and commands

Commands address other people directly. Spanish uses imperative forms and present-subjunctive forms according to person and polarity; there is no ordinary yo command.

Suspender affirmative commands

The informal singular command uses the ordinary present-style form, while formal and plural command forms use present-subjunctive morphology where applicable.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	suspende	suspend / postpone!
Usted — you, singular formal	suspenda	suspend / postpone! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	suspendamos	let’s suspend / postpone!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	suspended	suspend / postpone! (plural, informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	suspendan	suspend / postpone! (plural)

• Suspende la reunión hasta mañana. — Postpone the meeting until tomorrow.

Suspender negative commands

Negative commands use present-subjunctive-based forms and have no ordinary yo command.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no suspendas	do not suspend / postpone!
Usted — you, singular formal	no suspenda	do not suspend / postpone! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	no suspendamos	let’s not suspend / postpone!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no suspendáis	do not suspend / postpone! (plural, informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no suspendan	do not suspend / postpone! (plural)

• No suspendas el servicio sin autorización. — Do not suspend the service without authorization.

Common constructions with Suspender

Suspender commonly takes a direct object for an activity, service, meeting, or person affected by a temporary suspension. In academic use, suspender a + person — to fail a person — can identify the student who does not pass.

• Suspendieron la reunión. — They postponed the meeting.
• El profesor suspendió a un alumno. — The teacher failed a student.

Example sentences with Suspender

These examples reinforce the target verb across several useful systems and contexts.

• Suspendo la actividad hasta recibir autorización. — I suspend the activity until I receive authorization.
• Ayer suspendieron el partido por la lluvia. — Yesterday they suspended the match because of the rain.
• Antes suspendíamos las reuniones durante agosto. — We used to suspend the meetings during August.
• Vamos a suspender el servicio durante una hora. — We are going to suspend the service for one hour.
• Dudo que suspendan el servicio sin aviso. — I doubt they will suspend the service without notice.
• Ya han suspendido todas las actividades exteriores. — They have already suspended all outdoor activities.
• Suspended la sesión hasta nuevo aviso. — Suspend the session until further notice.
• No suspendáis el servicio sin autorización. — Do not suspend the service without authorization.

Regional and usage notes for Suspender

The sense “to fail a student or examinee” is especially associated with educational evaluation, while the broader senses “to suspend,” “to stop temporarily,” and “to postpone” apply widely. The verbal compound forms in this lesson consistently use suspendido — suspended.

Rare and reference forms of Suspender

The future subjunctive and future perfect subjunctive above are already marked as rare in modern everyday Spanish. The preterite anterior is another formal or literary reference form and is uncommon in present-day conversation.

• Apenas hubo suspendido la sesión, salió de la sala. — As soon as he had suspended the session, he left the room.

Use Suspender by choosing the intended meaning and time frame first, then applying its verified morphology. Keep rare reference systems distinct from the forms used in ordinary modern conversation.