How do you conjugate "sugerir" in present tense? Thank you!
The present tense of the indicative mood would be: yo sugiero, tú sugieres, él/ella/Ud. sugiere, nosotros(as) sugerimos withou an e to ie stem change, and ellos(as)/Uds. sugieren.
For the subjunctive mood it would be: yo sugiera, tú sugieras, él/ella/Ud. sugiera, nosotros sugeramos again without an e to ie stem change, and ellos(as) sugieran.
Start drilling these verb forms in to your memory! Learn the basic patterns and also the irregular exceptions to the rules! Do you have a table in your textbook or dictionary that references these?
Excellent, Brandon! Let me just add the English:
Present Indicative = yo sugiero
I suggest, I DO suggest, I AM suggestING
Present Subjunctive = yo sugiera
I may suggest, even the Future I will or I'll suggest or even an infinitive in "Ella quiere que yo sugiera = She wants me TO SUGGEST
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To conjugate the verb "sugerir" (to suggest) in the present tense, follow these steps:
1. Start with the verb's root form: "suger-".
2. Identify the appropriate endings based on the subject pronoun (yo, tú, él/ella/Ud., nosotros/nosotras, vosotros/vosotras, ellos/ellas/Uds.).
- For the subject pronoun "yo" (I), add the ending "-o".
- For the subject pronoun "tú" (you, informal singular), add the ending "-es".
- For the subject pronoun "él/ella/Ud." (he/she/you, formal singular), add the ending "-e".
- For the subject pronoun "nosotros/nosotras" (we), add the ending "-imos".
- For the subject pronoun "vosotros/vosotras" (you all, informal plural), add the ending "-ís".
- For the subject pronoun "ellos/ellas/Uds." (they/you all), add the ending "-en".
3. Combine the verb root with the appropriate ending to form each conjugation of "sugerir" in the present tense:
- Yo sugiero (I suggest)
- Tú sugieres (You suggest)
- Él/Ella/Ud. sugiere (He/She/You suggest)
- Nosotros/Nosotras sugerimos (We suggest)
- Vosotros/Vosotras sugerís (You all suggest)
- Ellos/Ellas/Uds. sugieren (They/You all suggest)
So, the conjugation for "sugerir" in the present tense is "yo sugiero, tú sugieres, él/ella/Ud. sugiere, nosotros/nosotras sugerimos, vosotros/vosotras sugerís, ellos/ellas/Uds. sugieren."