Suppose – English Verbs Conjugation

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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.