Conjugate suspirar in Spanish

to sigh

suspirar is a regular -ar verb ranked #656 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Suspiró profundamente al recordar aquellos días." (She sighed deeply upon remembering those days.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspiro
suspiras
él/ella/Ud. suspira
nosotros suspiramos
vosotros suspiráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspiran
Example

Yo suspiro todos los días.

I sigh every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspiré
suspiraste
él/ella/Ud. suspiró
nosotros suspiramos
vosotros suspirasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspiraron
Example

Ayer yo suspiré.

Yesterday I sigh.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspiraba
suspirabas
él/ella/Ud. suspiraba
nosotros suspirábamos
vosotros suspirabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspiraban
Example

El joven suspiraba por su amor imposible.

The young man sighed for his impossible love.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspiraré
suspirarás
él/ella/Ud. suspirará
nosotros suspiraremos
vosotros suspiraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspirarán
Example

Mañana yo suspiraré.

Tomorrow I will sigh.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspiraría
suspirarías
él/ella/Ud. suspiraría
nosotros suspiraríamos
vosotros suspiraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspirarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo suspiraría.

If I could, I would sigh.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo suspire
suspires
él/ella/Ud. suspire
nosotros suspiremos
vosotros suspiréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspiren
Example

Espero que tú suspires.

I hope that you sigh.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
suspira
él/ella/Ud. suspire
nosotros suspiremos
vosotros suspirad
ellos/ellas/Uds. suspiren
Example

¡Suspira!

Sigh!

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