Sustentar

to sustain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sustentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sustentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sustentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustento I sustain	I sustain
tú	sustentas you sustain	you sustain
él/ella/usted	sustenta he/she/you sustains	he/she/you sustains
nosotros	sustentamos we sustain	we sustain
vosotros	sustentáis you all sustain	you all sustain
ellos/ustedes	sustentan they/you all sustain	they/you all sustain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustentaba I used to sustain	I used to sustain
tú	sustentabas you used to sustain	you used to sustain
él/ella/usted	sustentaba he/she/you used to sustain	he/she/you used to sustain
nosotros	sustentábamos we used to sustain	we used to sustain
vosotros	sustentabais you all used to sustain	you all used to sustain
ellos/ustedes	sustentaban they/you all used to sustain	they/you all used to sustain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustenté I sustained	I sustained
tú	sustentaste you sustained	you sustained
él/ella/usted	sustentó he/she/you sustained	he/she/you sustained
nosotros	sustentamos we sustained	we sustained
vosotros	sustentasteis you all sustained	you all sustained
ellos/ustedes	sustentaron they/you all sustained	they/you all sustained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustentaré I will sustain	I will sustain
tú	sustentarás you will sustain	you will sustain
él/ella/usted	sustentará he/she/you will sustain	he/she/you will sustain
nosotros	sustentaremos we will sustain	we will sustain
vosotros	sustentaréis you all will sustain	you all will sustain
ellos/ustedes	sustentarán they/you all will sustain	they/you all will sustain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustentaría I would sustain	I would sustain
tú	sustentarías you would sustain	you would sustain
él/ella/usted	sustentaría he/she/you would sustain	he/she/you would sustain
nosotros	sustentaríamos we would sustain	we would sustain
vosotros	sustentaríais you all would sustain	you all would sustain
ellos/ustedes	sustentarían they/you all would sustain	they/you all would sustain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustente that I sustain	that I sustain
tú	sustentes that you sustain	that you sustain
él/ella/usted	sustente that he/she/you sustain	that he/she/you sustain
nosotros	sustentemos that we sustain	that we sustain
vosotros	sustentéis that you all sustain	that you all sustain
ellos/ustedes	sustenten that they/you all sustain	that they/you all sustain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustentara or sustentase that I sustained	that I sustained
tú	sustentaras or sustentases that you sustained	that you sustained
él/ella/usted	sustentara or sustentase that he/she/you sustained	that he/she/you sustained
nosotros	sustentáramos or sustentásemos that we sustained	that we sustained
vosotros	sustentarais or sustentaseis that you all sustained	that you all sustained
ellos/ustedes	sustentaran or sustentasen that they/you all sustained	that they/you all sustained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he sustentado I have sustained	I have sustained
tú	has sustentado you have sustained	you have sustained
él/ella/usted	ha sustentado he/she/you have sustained	he/she/you have sustained
nosotros	hemos sustentado we have sustained	we have sustained
vosotros	habéis sustentado you all have sustained	you all have sustained
ellos/ustedes	han sustentado they/you all have sustained	they/you all have sustained

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había sustentado I had sustained	I had sustained
tú	habías sustentado you had sustained	you had sustained
él/ella/usted	había sustentado he/she/you had sustained	he/she/you had sustained
nosotros	habíamos sustentado we had sustained	we had sustained
vosotros	habíais sustentado you all had sustained	you all had sustained
ellos/ustedes	habían sustentado they/you all had sustained	they/you all had sustained

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube sustentado I had sustained	I had sustained
tú	hubiste sustentado you had sustained	you had sustained
él/ella/usted	hubo sustentado he/she/you had sustained	he/she/you had sustained
nosotros	hubimos sustentado we had sustained	we had sustained
vosotros	hubisteis sustentado you all had sustained	you all had sustained
ellos/ustedes	hubieron sustentado they/you all had sustained	they/you all had sustained

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré sustentado I will have sustained	I will have sustained
tú	habrás sustentado you will have sustained	you will have sustained
él/ella/usted	habrá sustentado he/she/you will have sustained	he/she/you will have sustained
nosotros	habremos sustentado we will have sustained	we will have sustained
vosotros	habréis sustentado you all will have sustained	you all will have sustained
ellos/ustedes	habrán sustentado they/you all will have sustained	they/you all will have sustained

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría sustentado I would have sustained	I would have sustained
tú	habrías sustentado you would have sustained	you would have sustained
él/ella/usted	habría sustentado he/she/you would have sustained	he/she/you would have sustained
nosotros	habríamos sustentado we would have sustained	we would have sustained
vosotros	habríais sustentado you all would have sustained	you all would have sustained
ellos/ustedes	habrían sustentado they/you all would have sustained	they/you all would have sustained

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya sustentado that I have sustained	that I have sustained
tú	hayas sustentado that you have sustained	that you have sustained
él/ella/usted	haya sustentado that he/she/you have sustained	that he/she/you have sustained
nosotros	hayamos sustentado that we have sustained	that we have sustained
vosotros	hayáis sustentado that you all have sustained	that you all have sustained
ellos/ustedes	hayan sustentado that they/you all have sustained	that they/you all have sustained

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera sustentado that I had sustained	that I had sustained
tú	hubieras sustentado that you had sustained	that you had sustained
él/ella/usted	hubiera sustentado that he/she/you had sustained	that he/she/you had sustained
nosotros	hubiéramos sustentado that we had sustained	that we had sustained
vosotros	hubierais sustentado that you all had sustained	that you all had sustained
ellos/ustedes	hubieran sustentado that they/you all had sustained	that they/you all had sustained

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sustenta	sustain! (you)
usted	sustente	sustain! (you formal)
nosotros	sustentemos	let's sustain!
vosotros	sustentad	sustain! (you all)
ustedes	sustenten	sustain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sustentes	don't sustain! (you)
usted	no sustente	don't sustain! (you formal)
nosotros	no sustentemos	let's not sustain!
vosotros	no sustentéis	don't sustain! (you all)
ustedes	no sustenten	don't sustain! (you all)

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