Surprise Surprised Popular Sung Professionally Thinking Past Verb

• it wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon.
• it's always surprised me how popular he is.
• it surprises me that you've never sung professionally.
• would it surprise you to know that i'm thinking of leaving?

surprise

1. to make somebody feel surprised
• It wouldn't surprise me if they got married soon.
• It's always surprised me how popular he is.
• It surprises me that you've never sung professionally.
• Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving?
• The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.
• Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.
• The explosion startled the horse.
• Just the huge size of the place amazed her.
• The news astonished everyone.
• He was astonished by his own stupidity.
• We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.
• His arrogance astounded her.
2. to attack, discover, etc., somebody suddenly and unexpectedly
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• The army attacked at night to surprise the rebels.
• We arrived home early and surprised a burglar trying to break in.

Extra Examples

• It wouldn’t surprise me if they announced they were going to get married.
• It wouldn’t surprise me if they got married.
• The outcome did not surprise me at all.
• They wanted to surprise their mother and get the breakfast ready.
• It surprises me that you’ve never sung professionally.
• It’s always surprised me how popular he is.
• Would it surprise you to know that I’m thinking of leaving the firm?

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they surprise
• he / she / it surprises
• past simple surprised
• past participle surprised
• -ing form surprising

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’.