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yo sospechaba

suspected, was suspicious of

→ sospechar
sospech to suspect + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #25,173
suspected Can also mean “was suspecting” depending on context.
SP: Sospechaba que algo iba mal.
EN: I suspected that something was wrong.
was suspicious of
SP: Sospechaba de su vecino.
EN: She was suspicious of her neighbor.
Conjugation of sospechar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sospechaba —
Third sospechaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sospechaba —
Third sospechaba —

Se sospechaba de él porque no tenía una coartada.

He was suspected because he didn't have an alibi.

¡Nadie lo sospechaba!

No one suspected it!

Es justo lo que sospechaba.

That's exactly what I suspected.

— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Ella no sospechaba nada.

She had no idea anything was wrong.

Quizá no lo sabía, pero lo sospechaba.

Maybe he didn't know it, but he suspected it.

Era como sospechaba.

It was as I suspected.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

La policía sospechaba de sus movimientos.

The police were suspicious of his movements.

No sospechaba nada.

I didn’t suspect a thing.

Y yo sospechaba algo.

And I suspected something.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Nadie sospechaba nada.

Nobody suspected anything.

Sami sospechaba mucho de todos.

Sami was very suspicious of everyone.

Lo sospechaba.

I suspected it.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Como sospechaba.

As I suspected.

¡Como lo sospechaba!

Just as I suspected!

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Tom no sospechaba nada.

Tom didn't suspect a thing.