Key facts

Soupçonner

To suspect

C1Regular
Stem
soupçonn
Past participle
soupçonné

Examples

Je soupçonne Paul.

I suspect Paul.

Il ne soupçonne pas Lucie.

He does not suspect Lucie.

Nous soupçonnions Marc.

We were suspecting Marc.

Nous avons soupçonné Marie.

We suspected Marie.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jesoupçonne
Isuspect
Tusoupçonnes
Yoususpect
Ilsoupçonne
Hesuspects
Noussoupçonnons
Wesuspect
Voussoupçonnez
Yoususpect
Ilssoupçonnent
Theysuspect

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais soupçonner
Iam going to suspect
Tuvas soupçonner
Youare going to suspect
Ilva soupçonner
Heis going to suspect
Nousallons soupçonner
Weare going to suspect
Vousallez soupçonner
Youare going to suspect
Ilsvont soupçonner
Theyare going to suspect

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de soupçonner
Ihave just suspected
Tuviens de soupçonner
Youhave just suspected
Ilvient de soupçonner
Hehas just suspected
Nousvenons de soupçonner
Wehave just suspected
Vousvenez de soupçonner
Youhave just suspected
Ilsviennent de soupçonner
Theyhave just suspected

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai soupçonné
Ihave suspected
Tuas soupçonné
Youhave suspected
Ila soupçonné
Hehas suspected
Nousavons soupçonné
Wehave suspected
Vousavez soupçonné
Youhave suspected
Ilsont soupçonné
Theyhave suspected

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jesoupçonnerais
Iwould suspect
Tusoupçonnerais
Youwould suspect
Ilsoupçonnerait
Hewould suspect
Noussoupçonnerions
Wewould suspect
Voussoupçonneriez
Youwould suspect
Ilssoupçonneraient
Theywould suspect

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jesoupçonnerai
Iwill suspect
Tusoupçonneras
Youwill suspect
Ilsoupçonnera
Hewill suspect
Noussoupçonnerons
Wewill suspect
Voussoupçonnerez
Youwill suspect
Ilssoupçonneront
Theywill suspect

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jesoupçonnais
Iwas suspecting
Tusoupçonnais
Youwere suspecting
Ilsoupçonnait
Hewas suspecting
Noussoupçonnions
Were suspecting
Voussoupçonniez
Youwere suspecting
Ilssoupçonnaient
Theywere suspecting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)soupçonne
Yoususpect
(Nous)soupçonnons
Wesuspect
(Vous)soupçonnez
Yoususpect

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

soupçonnant
suspecting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en soupçonnant
suspecting

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