soportar Preterite Conjugation
soportar — to tolerate
The preterite of soportar is regular: soporté, soportaste, soportó, soportamos, soportasteis, soportaron.
soportar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention a specific instance where you endured or tolerated something that has now finished, like a difficult meeting or a long flight.
Notes on soportar in the Preterite
This verb is fully regular in the preterite. Remember the accent on the 'é' for yo and 'ó' for él/ella.
Example Sentences
Soporté el dolor durante todo el viaje.
I endured the pain during the whole trip.
yo
Él soportó muchas críticas injustas.
He tolerated many unfair criticisms.
él/ella/usted
Soportamos la espera sin quejarnos.
We tolerated the wait without complaining.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: soportasteis without the 'i'
Correct: soportasteis
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending -asteis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: soporto
The present tense of soportar is regular: soporto, soportas, soporta, soportamos, soportáis, soportan.
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.