Spanish verb conjugation
sostener
irregular"to hold, to hold up, to prop up" — irregular Spanish verb
Forms you may meet: sostuvo, sostuviera, sostengo, sostendré, sostenía.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sostengo | he sostenido | sostenía | sostuve | sostendré |
| 2sg | sostienes | has sostenido | sostenías | sostuviste | sostendrás |
| 3sg | sostiene | ha sostenido | sostenía | sostuvo | sostendrá |
| 1pl | sostenemos | hemos sostenido | sosteníamos | sostuvimos | sostendremos |
| 2pl | sostenéis | habéis sostenido | sosteníais | sostuvisteis | sostendréis |
| 3pl | sostienen | han sostenido | sostenían | sostuvieron | sostendrán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sostenga | sostuviera / sostuviese | sostuviere |
| 2sg | sostengas | sostuvieras / sostuvieses | sostuvieres |
| 3sg | sostenga | sostuviera / sostuviese | sostuviere |
| 1pl | sostengamos | sostuviéramos / sostuviésemos | sostuviéremos |
| 2pl | sostengáis | sostuvierais / sostuvieseis | sostuviereis |
| 3pl | sostengan | sostuvieran / sostuviesen | sostuvieren |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | sostendría |
| 2sg | sostendrías |
| 3sg | sostendría |
| 1pl | sostendríamos |
| 2pl | sostendríais |
| 3pl | sostendrían |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | sostén |
| 3sg | sostenga |
| 1pl | sostengamos |
| 2pl | sostened |
| 3pl | sostengan |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- sostener
- Gerund
- sosteniendo
- Past participle
- sostenido
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