soportar Negative Imperative Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The negative imperative of soportar uses the present subjunctive: no soportes, no soporte, no soportemos, no soportéis, no soporten.
soportar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to tolerate or put up with something, like 'Don't put up with his behavior!'.
Notes on soportar in the Negative Imperative
Soportar is regular; the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No soportes ese tipo de maltrato.
Don't tolerate that kind of mistreatment.
tú
No soporte usted más groserías.
Don't tolerate any more rudeness (formal).
usted
No soportéis el ruido si os molesta.
Don't tolerate the noise if it bothers you.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no soporta (for negative tú)
Correct: no soportes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the affirmative imperative form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: soporta
The affirmative imperative of soportar includes soporta (tú) and soportad (vosotros).