Suprimir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb suprimir means to suppress, to delete, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Suprimir means to suppress or to delete, and it is used for deleting a file, suppressing a tax, and removing a word: suprimir un archivo, suprimir un impuesto. It is a regular -ir verb. Like every Spanish verb, suprimir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say suprimo un archivo del ordenador, and in the preterite you say suprimí una palabra de la frase. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: suprimir
- English: to suppress, to delete
- Verb type: regular -ir verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: suprimiendo
- Past participle: suprimido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + suprimido)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for suprimir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Suprimir is regular: suprimí, suprimía, suprimiré.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for suprimir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimo |
| tú | suprimes |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprime |
| nosotros/as | suprimimos |
| vosotros/as | suprimís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimí |
| tú | suprimiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprimió |
| nosotros/as | suprimimos |
| vosotros/as | suprimisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimía |
| tú | suprimías |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprimía |
| nosotros/as | suprimíamos |
| vosotros/as | suprimíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimiré |
| tú | suprimirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprimirá |
| nosotros/as | suprimiremos |
| vosotros/as | suprimiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimiría |
| tú | suprimirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprimiría |
| nosotros/as | suprimiríamos |
| vosotros/as | suprimiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he suprimido |
| tú | has suprimido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha suprimido |
| nosotros/as | hemos suprimido |
| vosotros/as | habéis suprimido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han suprimido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había suprimido |
| tú | habías suprimido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había suprimido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos suprimido |
| vosotros/as | habíais suprimido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían suprimido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré suprimido |
| tú | habrás suprimido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá suprimido |
| nosotros/as | habremos suprimido |
| vosotros/as | habréis suprimido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán suprimido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría suprimido |
| tú | habrías suprimido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría suprimido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos suprimido |
| vosotros/as | habríais suprimido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían suprimido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprima |
| tú | suprimas |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprima |
| nosotros/as | suprimamos |
| vosotros/as | suprimáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | supriman |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | suprimiera |
| tú | suprimieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprimiera |
| nosotros/as | suprimiéramos |
| vosotros/as | suprimierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | suprimieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | suprime |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprima |
| nosotros/as | suprimamos |
| vosotros/as | suprimid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | supriman |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | suprimas |
| él/ella/Ud. | suprima |
| nosotros/as | suprimamos |
| vosotros/as | suprimáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | supriman |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | suprimiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy suprimiendo |
| Past participle | suprimido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he suprimido |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Suprimo un archivo del ordenador. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, suprimí un impuesto antiguo. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, suprimía una palabra de la frase. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, suprimiré el párrafo entero del texto. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Suprimiría un archivo del ordenador si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he suprimido un impuesto antiguo. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había suprimido una palabra de la frase antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré suprimido el párrafo entero del texto. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría suprimido un archivo del ordenador con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él suprima un impuesto antiguo. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él suprimiera una palabra de la frase, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Suprime el párrafo entero del texto! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For suprimir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No suprimas un archivo del ordenador. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with suprimir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Suprimo un archivo del ordenador. — I suppress a file from the computer.
- Suprime un impuesto antiguo. — He/she suppresses an old tax.
- Ayer, suprimí una palabra de la frase. — Yesterday, I suppressed a word from the sentence.
- Antes, nosotros suprimíamos el párrafo entero del texto. — Before, we used to suppress the whole paragraph from the text.
- Mañana, tú suprimirás un archivo del ordenador. — Tomorrow, you will suppress a file from the computer.
- Yo suprimiría un impuesto antiguo si tuviera más tiempo. — I would suppress an old tax if I had more time.
- Él ha suprimido una palabra de la frase. — He has suppressed a word from the sentence.
- Espero que él suprima el párrafo entero del texto. — I hope he suppresses the whole paragraph from the text.
- Yo ya había suprimido un archivo del ordenador antes de salir. — I had already suppressed a file from the computer before leaving.
- Ellos suprimían un impuesto antiguo cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to suppress an old tax when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo suprime un archivo del ordenador. — Right: Yo suprimo un archivo del ordenador. — The person matters: suprime is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is suprimo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo suprimo un impuesto antiguo. — Right: Ayer yo suprimí un impuesto antiguo. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: suprimo is happening now, while suprimí is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating suprimir and eliminar as identical in every context. — Right: Suprimir means to suppress, to delete, while eliminar means to eliminate, to delete. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: suprimir fits sentences such as Suprimo un archivo del ordenador, while eliminar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy suprimido un impuesto antiguo. — Right: Yo he suprimido un impuesto antiguo. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he suprimido, has suprimido, ha suprimido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo suprimí una palabra de la frase todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo suprimía una palabra de la frase todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (suprimía), not the preterite. The preterite (suprimí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on suprimir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un archivo del ordenador. (present tense) A. suprimo B. suprimes C. suprime D. suprimimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ un impuesto antiguo. (preterite) A. suprimí B. suprimiste C. suprimimos D. suprimió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ una palabra de la frase. (imperfect) A. suprimías B. suprimo C. suprimíamos D. suprimía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ el párrafo entero del texto. (future) A. suprimiremos B. suprimirás C. suprimiré D. suprimirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un archivo del ordenador si pudiera. (conditional) A. suprimiría B. suprimirías C. suprimiríamos D. suprimo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ un impuesto antiguo. (present subjunctive) A. suprimas B. suprimamos C. suprimo D. suprima
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ una palabra de la frase, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. suprimiéramos B. suprimo C. suprimiera D. suprimieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el párrafo entero del texto. (present perfect) A. ha suprimido B. hemos suprimido C. he suprimido D. has suprimido
Complete the command: ¡___ un archivo del ordenador! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. suprime B. suprima C. suprimamos D. suprimid
Which is the gerund of suprimir, used with estar for the progressive? A. suprimido B. suprimo C. suprimí D. suprimiendo
Answer key
- suprimo — The yo present tense of suprimir is suprimo.
- suprimió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of suprimir is suprimió.
- suprimíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of suprimir is suprimíamos.
- suprimirás — The tú future of suprimir is suprimirás.
- suprimiría — The yo conditional of suprimir is suprimiría.
- suprima — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of suprimir is suprima.
- suprimiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of suprimir is suprimiera.
- hemos suprimido — The nosotros/as present perfect of suprimir is hemos suprimido.
- suprime — The affirmative tú imperative of suprimir is suprime.
- suprimiendo — The gerund of suprimir is suprimiendo: estoy suprimiendo. The participle suprimido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does suprimir mean in English?
Suprimir means to suppress, to delete. It is used in everyday situations such as Suprimo un archivo del ordenador. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is suprimir regular or irregular?
Suprimir is a fully regular -ir verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including suprimo in the present and suprimí in the preterite.
What is the difference between suprimir and eliminar?
Suprimir means to suppress, to delete, while eliminar means to eliminate, to delete. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use suprimir when you mean to suppress, to delete, as in Suprimo un archivo del ordenador, and use eliminar for to eliminate, to delete. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I suppress” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo suprimí un impuesto antiguo. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo suprimía una palabra de la frase. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he suprimido un impuesto antiguo.
How do I practise suprimir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the suprimir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Suprimir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for suprimir.
- Suprimir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for suprimir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Sobrevivir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with suprimir.
- Urgir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with suprimir.
- Unir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with suprimir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.