Sufrir means 'to suffer' or 'to undergo', and it is a regular -ir verb that adds weight to writing about problems, health and society. Sufre de estrés (he suffers from stress), sufrieron mucho (they suffered a lot). It is more formal in register, which makes it valuable for higher-level essays on issues like the environment or social problems, where you might write that people or places sufren las consecuencias (suffer the consequences). As a regular -ir verb the conjugation is predictable, so the value lies in deploying it for serious, developed points.
Quick facts
Sufrir (to suffer) is a regular -ir verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Sufre de estrés (he suffers from stress).
Sufrir un accidente (to have an accident).
Valuable for serious essay points.
Sufrir las consecuencias (to suffer the consequences).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Sufrir is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
sufrir is a regular -ir verb — it follows the standard -ir pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know sufrir, you know the template for all regular -ir verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
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yo: sufro, tú: sufres, él: sufre, nosotros: sufrimos, vosotros: sufrís, ellos: sufren
Sufrir is a regular -ir verb following the standard -ir pattern.
Use sufrir in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with sufrir or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Sufrir is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.