sustentar Future Conjugation
sustentar — to support
The future tense of 'sustentar' is regular: sustentaré, sustentarás, sustentará, sustentaremos, sustentaréis, sustentarán.
sustentar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense for actions that will definitely happen or to express probability or conjecture about the present. You might say you *will support* a new law, or wonder if a plan *will support* the company's growth.
Notes on sustentar in the Future
Sustentar is a regular -ar verb. The future tense is formed by adding the future endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo sustentaré tu decisión.
I will support your decision.
yo
¿Tú sustentarás este proyecto?
Will you support this project?
tú
Ella sustentará la campaña electoral.
She will support the election campaign.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros sustentaremos la iniciativa.
We will support the initiative.
nosotros
Ellos sustentarán la investigación.
They will support the research.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense ('sustento') instead of the future ('sustentaré').
Correct: For future actions, use the future tense: 'sustentaré'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions, not future ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the infinitive stem in the future tense.
Correct: The future tense uses the full infinitive 'sustentar' as the stem before adding endings like '-é', '-ás', '-á'.
Why: Unlike some other tenses, the future tense stem is the infinitive itself for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sustento
The present tense of 'sustentar' is regular: sustento, sustentas, sustenta, sustentamos, sustentáis, sustentan.
Preterite
yo: sustenté
The preterite of 'sustentar' is regular: sustenté, sustentaste, sustentó, sustentamos, sustentasteis, sustentaron.
Imperfect
yo: sustentaba
The imperfect of 'sustentar' is regular: sustentaba, sustentabas, sustentaba, sustentábamos, sustentabais, sustentaban.
Conditional
yo: sustentaría
The conditional of 'sustentar' is regular: sustentaría, sustentarías, sustentaría, sustentaríamos, sustentaríais, sustentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sustente
Use 'sustente' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'sustentes' (tú), 'sustentemos' (nosotros), etc., after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sustentara
Use 'sustentara' or 'sustentase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'sustentaras'/'sustentases' (tú), 'sustentáramos'/'sustentásemos' (nosotros), etc., for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sustenta
Use 'sustenta' (tú), 'sustente' (usted), 'sustentemos' (nosotros), 'sustentad' (vosotros), 'sustenten' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sustentes
Use 'no sustentes' (tú), 'no sustente' (usted), 'no sustentemos' (nosotros), 'no sustentéis' (vosotros), 'no sustenten' (ustedes) for negative commands.