Key facts

Suspendre

To suspend · to suspend/to hang

C1Irregular
Model
vendre
Stem
suspend
Past participle
suspendu

Examples

Je suspends le cadre.

I hang the frame.

Il ne suspend pas le jeu.

He does not suspend the game.

Nous suspendions tout.

We were suspending everything.

Nous avons suspendu le rdv.

We suspended the meeting.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

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

Group 3
Jesuspends
Isuspend
Tususpends
Yoususpend
Ilsuspend
Hesuspends
Noussuspendons
Wesuspend
Voussuspendez
Yoususpend
Ilssuspendent
Theysuspend

Futur proche

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

Jevais suspendre
Iam going to suspend
Tuvas suspendre
Youare going to suspend
Ilva suspendre
Heis going to suspend
Nousallons suspendre
Weare going to suspend
Vousallez suspendre
Youare going to suspend
Ilsvont suspendre
Theyare going to suspend

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de suspendre
Ihave just suspended
Tuviens de suspendre
Youhave just suspended
Ilvient de suspendre
Hehas just suspended
Nousvenons de suspendre
Wehave just suspended
Vousvenez de suspendre
Youhave just suspended
Ilsviennent de suspendre
Theyhave just suspended

Passé composé

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

J'ai suspendu
Ihave suspended
Tuas suspendu
Youhave suspended
Ila suspendu
Hehas suspended
Nousavons suspendu
Wehave suspended
Vousavez suspendu
Youhave suspended
Ilsont suspendu
Theyhave suspended

Conditionnel présent

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

Jesuspendrais
Iwould suspend
Tususpendrais
Youwould suspend
Ilsuspendrait
Hewould suspend
Noussuspendrions
Wewould suspend
Voussuspendriez
Youwould suspend
Ilssuspendraient
Theywould suspend

Futur simple

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

Jesuspendrai
Iwill suspend
Tususpendras
Youwill suspend
Ilsuspendra
Hewill suspend
Noussuspendrons
Wewill suspend
Voussuspendrez
Youwill suspend
Ilssuspendront
Theywill suspend

Imparfait

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

Jesuspendais
Iwas suspending
Tususpendais
Youwere suspending
Ilsuspendait
Hewas suspending
Noussuspendions
Were suspending
Voussuspendiez
Youwere suspending
Ilssuspendaient
Theywere suspending

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)suspends
Yoususpend
(Nous)suspendons
Wesuspend
(Vous)suspendez
Yoususpend

Participe présent

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

suspendant
suspending

Gérondif présent

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

en suspendant
suspending

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