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sorprendere

to surprise

verb irregular Word 884 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate sorprendere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io sorprendo I surprise / I am surprising
tu sorprendi you surprise / you are surprising
lui/lei sorprende he/she surprises / he/she is surprising
noi sorprendiamo we surprise / we are surprising
voi sorprendete you all surprise / you all are surprising
loro sorprendono they surprise / they are surprising

Imperfect

io sorprendevo I was surprising / I used to surprise
tu sorprendevi you were surprising / you used to surprise
lui/lei sorprendeva he/she was surprising / he/she used to surprise
noi sorprendevamo we were surprising / we used to surprise
voi sorprendevate you all were surprising / you all used to surprise
loro sorprendevano they were surprising / they used to surprise

Future

io sorprenderò I will surprise
tu sorprenderai you will surprise
lui/lei sorprenderà he/she will surprise
noi sorprenderemo we will surprise
voi sorprenderete you all will surprise
loro sorprenderanno they will surprise

Passato prossimo

io ho sorpreso I surprised / I have surprised
tu hai sorpreso you surprised / you have surprised
lui/lei ha sorpreso he/she surprised / he/she has surprised
noi abbiamo sorpreso we surprised / we have surprised
voi avete sorpreso you all surprised / you all have surprised
loro hanno sorpreso they surprised / they have surprised

In a sentence

Tuo fratello mi sorprende sempre con le sue idee.

Your brother always surprises me with his ideas.

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