sostener — Preterite (Pretérito)
to sustain, to hold up, to maintain
The preterite conjugation of sostener (irregular go-verb-irregular-stem, ranked #2405). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
Drill the preterite tense with spaced repetition Practice sostener and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Preterite conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | sostuve * |
| tú | sostuviste * |
| él/ella/Ud. | sostuvo * |
| nosotros | sostuvimos * |
| vosotros | sostuvisteis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sostuvieron * |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -er preterite pattern.
Example sentence
Ayer yo sostuve.
Yesterday I sustain, to hold up, to maintain.
Other tenses of sostener
See full conjugation table for sostener →Related verbs
See all 1,316 verbs in the preterite tense
Browse Preterite tense →