suppose

Regular
Infinitive
suppose
Past Simple
supposed
Past Participle
supposed
-ing Form
supposing
3rd Person
supposes
suppose supposes supposing supposed

Suppose means to assume something is true, or to expect. Regular verb: suppose-supposed-supposed.

Meanings

  • To assume something is true
  • To expect or require (supposed to)
  • To consider as a possibility

Common Collocations

supposed to I suppose so suppose that what do you suppose not supposed to

Tip for Learners

Be supposed to indicates expectation or obligation: You're supposed to be at work. I suppose expresses reluctant agreement.
Present Simple
I suppose
you suppose
he/she/it supposes
we suppose
they suppose
Examples - Present Simple
  • I suppose so.
  • You suppose correctly.
  • She supposes he's late.
  • We suppose the best.
  • They suppose we can try.
Present Continuous
I am supposing
you are supposing
he/she/it is supposing
we are supposing
they are supposing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am supposing so.
  • You are supposing correctly.
  • She is supposing he's late.
  • We are supposing the best.
  • They are supposing we can try.
Present Perfect
I have supposed
you have supposed
he/she/it has supposed
we have supposed
they have supposed
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have supposed so.
  • You have supposed correctly.
  • She has supposed he's late.
  • We have supposed the best.
  • They have supposed we can try.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been supposing
you have been supposing
he/she/it has been supposing
we have been supposing
they have been supposing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been supposing so.
  • You have been supposing correctly.
  • She has been supposing he's late.
  • We have been supposing the best.
  • They have been supposing we can try.
Past Simple
I supposed
you supposed
he/she/it supposed
we supposed
they supposed
Examples - Past Simple
  • I supposed so.
  • You supposed correctly.
  • She supposed he was late.
  • We supposed the best.
  • They supposed we could try.
Past Continuous
I was supposing
you were supposing
he/she/it was supposing
we were supposing
they were supposing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was supposing so.
  • You were supposing correctly.
  • She was supposing he was late.
  • We were supposing the best.
  • They were supposing we could try.
Past Perfect
I had supposed
you had supposed
he/she/it had supposed
we had supposed
they had supposed
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had supposed so.
  • You had supposed correctly.
  • She had supposed he was late.
  • We had supposed the best.
  • They had supposed we could try.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been supposing
you had been supposing
he/she/it had been supposing
we had been supposing
they had been supposing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been supposing so.
  • You had been supposing correctly.
  • He had been supposing she was late.
  • We had been supposing the best.
  • They had been supposing we could try.
Future Simple
I will suppose
you will suppose
he/she/it will suppose
we will suppose
they will suppose
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will suppose so.
  • You will suppose correctly.
  • She will suppose he's late.
  • We will suppose the best.
  • They will suppose we can try.
Future Continuous
I will be supposing
you will be supposing
he/she/it will be supposing
we will be supposing
they will be supposing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be supposing so.
  • You will be supposing correctly.
  • He will be supposing she's late.
  • We will be supposing the best.
  • They will be supposing we can try.
Future Perfect
I will have supposed
you will have supposed
he/she/it will have supposed
we will have supposed
they will have supposed
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have supposed so.
  • You will have supposed correctly.
  • She will have supposed he's late.
  • We will have supposed the best.
  • They will have supposed we can try.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been supposing
you will have been supposing
he/she/it will have been supposing
we will have been supposing
they will have been supposing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been supposing so.
  • You will have been supposing correctly.
  • He will have been supposing she's late.
  • We will have been supposing the best.
  • They will have been supposing we can try.
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