soportar Imperfect Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The imperfect of soportar follows the standard -aba pattern: soportaba, soportabas, soportaba, soportábamos, soportabais, soportaban.
soportar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a situation of tolerance that was ongoing in the past, such as a job you used to hate or a person you used to put up with regularly.
Notes on soportar in the Imperfect
Soportar is regular in the imperfect. The only accent is on the nosotros form: soportábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes no soportaba la comida picante.
Before, I couldn't stand spicy food.
yo
Soportábamos el frío con mantas viejas.
We used to endure the cold with old blankets.
nosotros
Ellos soportaban mucha presión en la oficina.
They were enduring a lot of pressure at the office.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: soportabaís
Correct: soportabais
Why: The vosotros form of -ar verbs in the imperfect does not take an accent on the 'a'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: soporta
The affirmative imperative of soportar includes soporta (tú) and soportad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no soportes
The negative imperative of soportar uses the present subjunctive: no soportes, no soporte, no soportemos, no soportéis, no soporten.