sorprenderverb
Sorprender means to surprise in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as sorprende, sorprendió and sorprendido.
- to surprise
Los sorprendiste a todos.
You surprised everybody.
Noruega me ha sorprendido.
Norway has surprised me.
Me sorprende tu carta hoy.
Your letter surprises me today.
Me sorprendió su perseverancia.
I was surprised by his perseverance.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| sorprende | he, she, it | Present |
| sorprendió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| sorprendido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| sorprenden | they | Present |
| sorprenderá | he, she, it | Future |
| sorprendieron | they | Preterite |
| sorprenda | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| sorprendiendo | Gerund | |
| sorprenderán | they | Future |
| sorprendidos | masculine plural | Past participle |
| sorprendía | he, she, it | Imperfect |