soportar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The imperfect subjunctive of soportar is regular: soportara, soportaras, soportara, soportáramos, soportarais, soportaran.
soportar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I tolerated him...') or when expressing past emotions/doubts about someone's endurance.
Notes on soportar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Soportar is regular. The 'nosotros' form always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'r'.
Example Sentences
Si yo soportara mejor el frío, iría a esquiar.
If I tolerated the cold better, I would go skiing.
yo
Me sorprendió que ellos soportaran tanto tiempo.
It surprised me that they tolerated it for so long.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si soportáramos esto, seríamos héroes.
If we tolerated this, we would be heroes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: soportaramos
Correct: soportáramos
Why: The accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form is frequently omitted by learners.
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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.
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.