soportar Present Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The present tense of soportar is regular: soporto, soportas, soporta, soportamos, soportáis, soportan.
soportar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current feelings of tolerance or ongoing situations you are putting up with. It is very common when expressing what you can or cannot stand in your daily life.
Notes on soportar in the Present
Soportar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; no stem changes or spelling shifts occur.
Example Sentences
No soporto el ruido de la calle.
I can't stand the street noise.
yo
¿Cómo soportas este calor?
How do you tolerate this heat?
tú
Ellos no soportan las mentiras.
They don't tolerate lies.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using soportar to mean 'to support a cause'.
Correct: apoyar
Why: Soportar means to tolerate or physically bear weight; for emotional or political support, use apoyar.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no soportes
The negative imperative of soportar uses the present subjunctive: no soportes, no soporte, no soportemos, no soportéis, no soporten.