How to conjugate sostener in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
sostuviera
Tú
sostuvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
sostuviera
Nosotros / Nosotras
sostuviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sostuvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sostuvieran

Examples of sostener in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él sostuviera la puerta.
I hoped that he held the door.
Tú
No creía que tú sostuvieras esa carga.
I didn't believe that you carried that load.
Él / Ella / Usted
Era importante que ella sostuviera la verdad.
It was important that she upheld the truth.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Deseábamos que nosotros sostuviéramos la promesa.
We wished that we kept the promise.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No pensaba que vosotros sostuvierais esa opinión.
I didn't think that you all held that opinion.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Me sorprendió que ellos sostuvieran esa decisión.
I was surprised that they made that decision.

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Esperaba que él sostuviera la puerta.

Other conjugations of sostener

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Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
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 Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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