SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

soportar

to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

soportar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoporto
túsoportas
él / ella / ustedsoporta
nosotros / nosotrassoportamos
vosotros / vosotrassoportáis
ellos / ellas / ustedessoportan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

soportar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoporté
túsoportaste
él / ella / ustedsoportó
nosotros / nosotrassoportamos
vosotros / vosotrassoportasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedessoportaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

soportar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoportaba
túsoportabas
él / ella / ustedsoportaba
nosotros / nosotrassoportábamos
vosotros / vosotrassoportabais
ellos / ellas / ustedessoportaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

soportar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoportaré
túsoportarás
él / ella / ustedsoportará
nosotros / nosotrassoportaremos
vosotros / vosotrassoportaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedessoportarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

soportar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoportaría
túsoportarías
él / ella / ustedsoportaría
nosotros / nosotrassoportaríamos
vosotros / vosotrassoportaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedessoportarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

soportar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yosoporte
túsoportes
él / ella / ustedsoporte
nosotros / nosotrassoportemos
vosotros / vosotrassoportéis
ellos / ellas / ustedessoporten

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle
  • to support a weight or load

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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