Italian verb conjugation
sostenere
irregular"to support, to hold up, to prop" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: sosterrò, sosterrebbe, sostengo, sostenne, sostenesse.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sostengo | ho sostenuto | sostenevo | sostenni | sosterrò |
| 2sg | sostieni | hai sostenuto | sostenevi | sostenesti | sosterrai |
| 3sg | sostiene | ha sostenuto | sosteneva | sostenne | sosterrà |
| 1pl | sosteniamo | abbiamo sostenuto | sostenevamo | sostenemmo | sosterremo |
| 2pl | sostenete | avete sostenuto | sostenevate | sosteneste | sosterrete |
| 3pl | sostengono | hanno sostenuto | sostenevano | sostennero | sosterranno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sostenga | sostenessi |
| 2sg | sostenga | sostenessi |
| 3sg | sostenga | sostenesse |
| 1pl | sosteniamo | sostenessimo |
| 2pl | sosteniate | sosteneste |
| 3pl | sostengano | sostenessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | sosterrei |
| 2sg | sosterresti |
| 3sg | sosterrebbe |
| 1pl | sosterremmo |
| 2pl | sosterreste |
| 3pl | sosterrebbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | sostieni |
| 1pl | sosteniamo |
| 2pl | sostenete |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- sostenere
- Gerund
- sostenendo
- Past participle
- sostenuto
- Present participle
- sostenente
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