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How to conjugate Sostener in Spanish

To sustain, to hold Irregular Verb

Introduction

Sostener is the Spanish verb for "to sustain, to hold". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to sostener include: contener, guardar, sujetar, sufrir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivesostenerto sustain, to hold
Past participlesostenidosustained
Gerundsosteniendosustaining

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Indicative Tenses of Sostener

Sostener in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of sostener is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "sostengo", meaning "I sustain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostengo I sustain
sostienes you sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostiene s/he sustains, you (formal) sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossostenemoswe sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossostenéisyou (plural) sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostienen they sustain,

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Sostener in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of sostener is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sostuve", meaning "I sustained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostuve I sustained
sostuviste you sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedsostuvo s/he sustained, you (formal) sustained
Nosotras / Nosotrossostuvimos we sustained
Vosotras / Vosotrossostuvisteis you (plural) sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostuvieron they sustained,

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Sostener in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of sostener is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sostenía", meaning "I used to sustain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YososteníaI used to sustain
sosteníasyou used to sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostenías/he used to sustain, you (formal) used to sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossosteníamoswe used to sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossosteníaisyou (plural) used to sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessosteníanthey used to sustain,

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Sostener in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of sostener is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sosteniendo", meaning "I am sustaining".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy sosteniendoI am sustaining
estás sosteniendoyou are sustaining
Ella / Él / Ustedestá sosteniendos/he is sustaining, you (formal) are sustaining
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos sosteniendowe are sustaining
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis sosteniendoyou (plural) are sustaining
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán sosteniendothey are sustaining,

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Sostener in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of sostener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sostener", meaning "I am going to sustain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a sostenerI am going to sustain
vas a sosteneryou are going to sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedva a sosteners/he is going to sustain, you (formal) are going to sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a sostenerwe are going to sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a sosteneryou (plural) are going to sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a sostenerthey are going to sustain,

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Sostener in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of sostener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sostendré", meaning "I will sustain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostendré I will sustain
sostendrás you will sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostendrá s/he will sustain, you (formal) will sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossostendremos we will sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossostendréis you (plural) will sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostendrán they will sustain,

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Sostener in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of sostener is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sostendría", meaning "I would sustain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostendría I would sustain
sostendrías you would sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostendría s/he would sustain, you (formal) would sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossostendríamos we would sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossostendríais you (plural) would sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostendrían they would sustain,

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Sostener in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of sostener is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he sostenido", meaning "I have sustained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe sostenidoI have sustained
has sostenidoyou have sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedha sostenidos/he has sustained, you (formal) have sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos sostenidowe have sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis sostenidoyou (plural) have sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan sostenidothey have sustained,

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Sostener in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of sostener is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sostenido", meaning "I had sustained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía sostenidoI had sustained
habías sostenidoyou had sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía sostenidos/he had sustained, you (formal) had sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos sostenidowe had sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais sostenidoyou (plural) had sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían sostenidothey had sustained,

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Sostener in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of sostener is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sostenido", meaning "I will have sustained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré sostenidoI will have sustained
habrás sostenidoyou will have sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá sostenidos/he will have sustained, you (formal) will have sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos sostenidowe will have sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis sostenidoyou (plural) will have sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán sostenidothey will have sustained,

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Sostener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sostener is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sostenido", meaning "I would have sustained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría sostenidoI would have sustained
habrías sostenidoyou would have sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría sostenidos/he would have sustained, you (formal) would have sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos sostenidowe would have sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais sostenidoyou (plural) would have sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían sostenidothey would have sustained,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Sostener

Sostener in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "sostenga", meaning "I sustain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostenga I sustain
sostengas you sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostenga s/he sustains, you (formal) sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossostengamos we sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossostengáis you (plural) sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostengan they sustain,

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Sostener in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "sostuviera", meaning "I sustained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostuviera I sustained
sostuvieras you sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedsostuviera s/he sustained, you (formal) sustained
Nosotras / Nosotrossostuviéramos we sustained
Vosotras / Vosotrossostuvierais you (plural) sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostuvieran they sustained,

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Sostener in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "sostuviere", meaning "I will sustain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosostuviere I will sustain
sostuvieres you will sustain
Ella / Él / Ustedsostuviere s/he will sustain, you (formal) will sustain
Nosotras / Nosotrossostuviéremos we will sustain
Vosotras / Vosotrossostuviereis you (plural) will sustain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostuvieren they will sustain,

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Sostener in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya sostenido", meaning "I have sustained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya sostenidoI have sustained
hayas sostenidoyou have sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya sostenidos/he has sustained, you (formal) have sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos sostenidowe have sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis sostenidoyou (plural) have sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan sostenidothey have sustained,

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Sostener in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera sostenido", meaning "I had sustained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera sostenidoI had sustained
hubieras sostenidoyou had sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera sostenidos/he had sustained, you (formal) had sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos sostenidowe had sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais sostenidoyou (plural) had sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran sostenidothey had sustained,

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Sostener in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere sostenido", meaning "I will have sustained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere sostenidoI will have sustained
hubieres sostenidoyou will have sustained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere sostenidos/he will have sustained, you (formal) will have sustained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos sostenidowe will have sustained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis sostenidoyou (plural) will have sustained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren sostenidothey will have sustained,

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Imperative Tenses of Sostener

Sostener in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sostenga", meaning "(to you formal) sustain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
sostén (to you) sustain!
Ella / Él / Ustedsostenga (to you formal) sustain!
Nosotras / Nosotrossostengamos let's sustain!
Vosotras / Vosotrossostened(to you plural) sustain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessostengan (to you plural formal) sustain!

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Sostener in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sostenga", meaning "(to you formal) don't sustain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no sostengas (to you) don't sustain!
Ella / Él / Ustedno sostenga (to you formal) don't sustain!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno sostengamos let's not sustain!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno sostengáis (to you plural) don't sustain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno sostengan (to you plural formal) don't sustain!

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