How to conjugate sostener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

sostener
to hold, to sustain, to support
irregular verb

Sostener means to hold, support, or maintain something physically or abstractly. It can also refer to supporting an argument or idea.

How to conjugate sostener in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sostenía
Tú
sostenías
Él / Ella / Usted
sostenía
Nosotros / Nosotras
sosteníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sosteníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sostenían

Examples of sostener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo sostenía la puerta para ella.
I was holding the door for her.
Tú
Tú sostenías el libro con cuidado.
You were holding the book carefully.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él sostenía la taza con ambas manos.
He was holding the cup with both hands.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sosteníamos la cuerda fuerte.
We were holding the rope tightly.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sosteníais la bandera con orgullo.
You all were holding the flag proudly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos sostenían las cajas pesadas.
They were holding the heavy boxes.

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Yo sostenía la puerta para ella.

Other conjugations of sostener

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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