Italian reference
sostenere
to support; claim, maintain
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I support |
| tu | you support |
| lui/lei | he/she supports; you (formal) support |
| noi | we support |
| voi | you (plural) support |
| loro | they support |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I supported; I have supported |
| tu | you supported; you have supported |
| lui/lei | he/she supported; he/she has supported; you (formal) supported; you (formal) have supported |
| noi | we supported; we have supported |
| voi | you (plural) supported; you (plural) have supported |
| loro | they supported; they have supported |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to support |
| tu | you used to support |
| lui/lei | he/she used to support; you (formal) used to support |
| noi | we used to support |
| voi | you (plural) used to support |
| loro | they used to support |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had supported |
| tu | you had supported |
| lui/lei | he/she had supported; you (formal) had supported |
| noi | we had supported |
| voi | you (plural) had supported |
| loro | they had supported |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I supported |
| tu | you supported |
| lui/lei | he/she supported; you (formal) supported |
| noi | we supported |
| voi | you (plural) supported |
| loro | they supported |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had supported (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had supported (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had supported (before the next past event); you (formal) had supported (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had supported (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had supported (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had supported (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will support |
| tu | you will support |
| lui/lei | he/she will support; you (formal) will support |
| noi | we will support |
| voi | you (plural) will support |
| loro | they will support |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have supported |
| tu | you will have supported |
| lui/lei | he/she will have supported; you (formal) will have supported |
| noi | we will have supported |
| voi | you (plural) will have supported |
| loro | they will have supported |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would support |
| tu | you would support |
| lui/lei | he/she would support; you (formal) would support |
| noi | we would support |
| voi | you (plural) would support |
| loro | they would support |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have supported |
| tu | you would have supported |
| lui/lei | he/she would have supported; you (formal) would have supported |
| noi | we would have supported |
| voi | you (plural) would have supported |
| loro | they would have supported |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I support |
| tu | (that) you support |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she supports; (that) you (formal) support |
| noi | (that) we support |
| voi | (that) you (plural) support |
| loro | (that) they support |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have supported |
| tu | (that) you have supported |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has supported; (that) you (formal) have supported |
| noi | (that) we have supported |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have supported |
| loro | (that) they have supported |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I supported |
| tu | (that) you supported |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she supported; (that) you (formal) supported |
| noi | (that) we supported |
| voi | (that) you (plural) supported |
| loro | (that) they supported |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had supported |
| tu | (that) you had supported |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had supported; (that) you (formal) had supported |
| noi | (that) we had supported |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had supported |
| loro | (that) they had supported |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | support! |
| lui/lei | support! (formal) |
| noi | let's support! |
| voi | support! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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