Conjugation of the Spanish verb sostener
A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb sostener, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| sostener | to hold | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo sostengo | I hold | |
| tú sostienes | you hold | |
| él sostiene | he holds | |
| ella sostiene | she holds | |
| nosotros sostenemos | we hold | |
| vosotros sostenéis | you hold | |
| ellos sostienen | they hold | |
| ellas sostienen | they hold | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo sostenía | I was holding | |
| tú sostenías | you were holding | |
| él sostenía | he was holding | |
| ella sostenía | she was holding | |
| nosotros sosteníamos | we were holding | |
| vosotros sosteníais | you were holding | |
| ellos sostenían | they were holding | |
| ellas sostenían | they were holding | |
| Preterite | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo sostuve | I held | |
| tú sostuviste | you held | |
| él sostuvo | he held | |
| ella sostuvo | she held | |
| nosotros sostuvimos | we held | |
| vosotros sostuvisteis | you held | |
| ellos sostuvieron | they held | |
| ellas sostuvieron | they held | |
| Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo he sostenido | I have held | |
| tú has sostenido | you have held | |
| él ha sostenido | he has held | |
| ella ha sostenido | she has held | |
| nosotros hemos sostenido | we have held | |
| vosotros habéis sostenido | you have held | |
| ellos han sostenido | they have held | |
| ellas han sostenido | they have held | |
| Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo había sostenido | I had held | |
| tú habías sostenido | you had held | |
| él había sostenido | he had held | |
| ella había sostenido | she had held | |
| nosotros habíamos sostenido | we had held | |
| vosotros habíais sostenido | you had held | |
| ellos habían sostenido | they had held | |
| ellas habían sostenido | they had held | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo sostendré | I will hold | |
| tú sostendrás | you will hold | |
| él sostendrá | he will hold | |
| ella sostendrá | she will hold | |
| nosotros sostendremos | we will hold | |
| vosotros sostendréis | you will hold | |
| ellos sostendrán | they will hold | |
| ellas sostendrán | they will hold | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habré sostenido | I will have held | |
| tú habrás sostenido | you will have held | |
| él habrá sostenido | he will have held | |
| ella habrá sostenido | she will have held | |
| nosotros habremos sostenido | we will have held | |
| vosotros habréis sostenido | you will have held | |
| ellos habrán sostenido | they will have held | |
| ellas habrán sostenido | they will have held | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo sostendría | I would hold | |
| tú sostendrías | you would hold | |
| él sostendría | he would hold | |
| ella sostendría | she would hold | |
| nosotros sostendríamos | we would hold | |
| vosotros sostendríais | you would hold | |
| ellos sostendrían | they would hold | |
| ellas sostendrían | they would hold | |
| Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habría sostenido | I would have held | |
| tú habrías sostenido | you would have held | |
| él habría sostenido | he would have held | |
| ella habría sostenido | she would have held | |
| nosotros habríamos sostenido | we would have held | |
| vosotros habríais sostenido | you would have held | |
| ellos habrían sostenido | they would have held | |
| ellas habrían sostenido | they would have held | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo sostenga | (... that) I hold | |
| (... que) tú sostengas | (... that) you hold | |
| (... que) él sostenga | (... that) he holds | |
| (... que) ella sostenga | (... that) she holds | |
| (... que) nosotros sostengamos | (... that) we hold | |
| (... que) vosotros sostengáis | (... that) you hold | |
| (... que) ellos sostengan | (... that) they hold | |
| (... que) ellas sostengan | (... that) they hold | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo sostuviera | (... that) I was holding | |
| (... que) tú sostuvieras | (... that) you were holding | |
| (... que) él sostuviera | (... that) he was holding | |
| (... que) ella sostuviera | (... that) she was holding | |
| (... que) nosotros sostuviéramos | (... that) we were holding | |
| (... que) vosotros sostuvierais | (... that) you were holding | |
| (... que) ellos sostuvieran | (... that) they were holding | |
| (... que) ellas sostuvieran | (... that) they were holding | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| sostengamos | Let's hold | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| sosteniendo | holding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| sostenido | held | |
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