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Conjugation of the French verb soutenir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb soutenir, along with their English translations.

soutenir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
soutenir	to support

Present		Scored
je soutiens	I support
tu soutiens	you support
il soutient	he supports
elle soutient	she supports
nous soutenons	we support
vous soutenez	you support
ils soutiennent	they support
elles soutiennent	they support

Imperfect		Scored
je soutenais	I was supporting
tu soutenais	you were supporting
il soutenait	he was supporting
elle soutenait	she was supporting
nous soutenions	we were supporting
vous souteniez	you were supporting
ils soutenaient	they were supporting
elles soutenaient	they were supporting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je soutins	I supported
tu soutins	you supported
il soutint	he supported
elle soutint	she supported
nous soutînmes	we supported
vous soutîntes	you supported
ils soutinrent	they supported
elles soutinrent	they supported

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai soutenu	I supported
tu as soutenu	you supported
il a soutenu	he supported
elle a soutenu	she supported
nous avons soutenu	we supported
vous avez soutenu	you supported
ils ont soutenu	they supported
elles ont soutenu	they supported

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais soutenu	I had supported
tu avais soutenu	you had supported
il avait soutenu	he had supported
elle avait soutenu	she had supported
nous avions soutenu	we had supported
vous aviez soutenu	you had supported
ils avaient soutenu	they had supported
elles avaient soutenu	they had supported

Future		Scored
je soutiendrai	I will support
tu soutiendras	you will support
il soutiendra	he will support
elle soutiendra	she will support
nous soutiendrons	we will support
vous soutiendrez	you will support
ils soutiendront	they will support
elles soutiendront	they will support

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai soutenu	I will have supported
tu auras soutenu	you will have supported
il aura soutenu	he will have supported
elle aura soutenu	she will have supported
nous aurons soutenu	we will have supported
vous aurez soutenu	you will have supported
ils auront soutenu	they will have supported
elles auront soutenu	they will have supported

Conditional		Scored
je soutiendrais	I would support
tu soutiendrais	you would support
il soutiendrait	he would support
elle soutiendrait	she would support
nous soutiendrions	we would support
vous soutiendriez	you would support
ils soutiendraient	they would support
elles soutiendraient	they would support

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais soutenu	I would have supported
tu aurais soutenu	you would have supported
il aurait soutenu	he would have supported
elle aurait soutenu	she would have supported
nous aurions soutenu	we would have supported
vous auriez soutenu	you would have supported
ils auraient soutenu	they would have supported
elles auraient soutenu	they would have supported

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je soutienne	(... that) I support
(... que) tu soutiennes	(... that) you support
(... que) il soutienne	(... that) he supports
(... que) elle soutienne	(... that) she supports
(... que) nous soutenions	(... that) we support
(... que) vous souteniez	(... that) you support
(... que) ils soutiennent	(... that) they support
(... que) elles soutiennent	(... that) they support

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je soutinsse	(... that) I was supporting
(... que) tu soutinsses	(... that) you were supporting
(... que) il soutînt	(... that) he was supporting
(... que) elle soutînt	(... that) she was supporting
(... que) nous soutinssions	(... that) we were supporting
(... que) vous soutinssiez	(... that) you were supporting
(... que) ils soutinssent	(... that) they were supporting
(... que) elles soutinssent	(... that) they were supporting

Imperative		Scored
soutiens	Support
soutenons	Let's support
soutenez	Support

Present Participle		Scored
soutenant	supporting

Past Participle		Scored
soutenu	supported

Regular conjugation

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