soportar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The present subjunctive of soportar is regular: soporte, soportes, soporte, soportemos, soportéis, soporten.
soportar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone else's tolerance, like 'I hope he tolerates the news'.
Notes on soportar in the Present Subjunctive
Soportar is regular; follow the standard rule of taking the 'yo' present form (soporto) and swapping the -a for -e.
Example Sentences
Dudo que él soporte tanto estrés.
I doubt that he can tolerate so much stress.
él/ella/usted
Espero que nosotros soportemos la presión.
I hope we tolerate the pressure.
nosotros
No quiero que tú soportes sus insultos.
I don't want you to tolerate his insults.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: soporta (in a subjunctive context)
Correct: soporte
Why: Learners often use the indicative -a ending instead of the subjunctive -e ending for -ar verbs.
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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.
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.