Conjugation of suceder in Spanish
sucederto happen, to occurregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucedo | |
| tú | sucedes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucede | |
| nosotros | sucedemos | |
| vosotros | sucedéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suceden |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucedí | |
| tú | sucediste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucedió | |
| nosotros | sucedimos | |
| vosotros | sucedisteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedieron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
sucedésucedíThe preterite yo form is irregularly stressed: sucedí, not a form with the infinitive stress.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucedía | |
| tú | sucedías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucedía | |
| nosotros | sucedíamos | |
| vosotros | sucedíais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedían |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucederé | |
| tú | sucederás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucederá | |
| nosotros | sucederemos | |
| vosotros | sucederéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucederán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucedería | |
| tú | sucederías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucedería | |
| nosotros | sucederíamos | |
| vosotros | sucederíais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucederían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | suceda | |
| tú | sucedas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | suceda | |
| nosotros | sucedamos | |
| vosotros | sucedáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedan |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucediera | |
| tú | sucedieras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucediera | |
| nosotros | sucediéramos | |
| vosotros | sucedierais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedieran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
sucedíamossucediéramosThis is the imperfect indicative; the subjunctive uses -iéramos/-iésemos type forms.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sucede | |
| él/ella/Ud. | suceda | |
| nosotros | sucedamos | |
| vosotros | suceded | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedan |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
sucedassucedeFor affirmative tú commands, use the imperative form: sucede. - vosotros
sucedansucededVosotros affirmative commands take the -d ending: suceded.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucediendo | |
| tú | sucediendo | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucediendo | |
| nosotros | sucediendo | |
| vosotros | sucediendo | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucediendo |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sucedido | |
| tú | sucedido | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sucedido | |
| nosotros | sucedido | |
| vosotros | sucedido | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sucedido |
suceder — frequently asked questions
Is suceder a regular verb?
Yes — suceder is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does suceder mean?
suceder is a Spanish verb meaning "to happen, to occur".