soportar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The affirmative imperative of soportar includes soporta (tú) and soportad (vosotros).
soportar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to endure or bear something, often used in a physical sense like 'Hold the weight!' or an emotional sense like 'Be patient!'.
Notes on soportar in the Affirmative Imperative
Soportar is regular in the imperative. The tú form matches the third-person present indicative.
Example Sentences
Soporta el dolor un poco más, ya casi terminamos.
Endure the pain a bit longer, we're almost done.
tú
Soporten el peso con las dos manos.
Bear the weight with both hands.
ustedes
Soportad la carga con cuidado.
Bear the load carefully.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: soportar (as a command for tú)
Correct: soporta
Why: Learners often use the infinitive instead of the correct imperative form for commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: soporto
The present tense of soportar is regular: soporto, soportas, soporta, soportamos, soportáis, soportan.
Preterite
yo: soporté
The preterite of soportar is regular: soporté, soportaste, soportó, soportamos, soportasteis, soportaron.
Imperfect
yo: soportaba
The imperfect of soportar follows the standard -aba pattern: soportaba, soportabas, soportaba, soportábamos, soportabais, soportaban.
Future
yo: soportaré
The future of soportar is regular: soportaré, soportarás, soportará, soportaremos, soportaréis, soportarán.
Conditional
yo: soportaría
The conditional of soportar is regular: soportaría, soportarías, soportaría, soportaríamos, soportaríais, soportarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: soporte
The present subjunctive of soportar is regular: soporte, soportes, soporte, soportemos, soportéis, soporten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soportara
The imperfect subjunctive of soportar is regular: soportara, soportaras, soportara, soportáramos, soportarais, soportaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no soportes
The negative imperative of soportar uses the present subjunctive: no soportes, no soporte, no soportemos, no soportéis, no soporten.