sorprender
to surprise
Me sorprendió su respuesta.
His answer surprised me.
sorprender present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
sorprender present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
sorprender preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
sorprender imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
sorprender present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
sorprender future
Actions yet to happen.
sorprender informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
sorprender future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
sorprender conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
sorprender conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
sorprender pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
sorprender subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
sorprender subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
sorprender subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
sorprender subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
sorprender imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
sorprender imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.