The French verb soutenir means "to support". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of soutenir is je soutiens, tu soutiens, il/elle soutient, nous soutenons, vous soutenez, ils/elles soutiennent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is soutenant and its past participle is soutenu. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | soutiens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | soutiens (irregular) | |
| il/ | soutient (irregular) | |
| nous | soutenons (irregular) | |
| vous | soutenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | soutiennent (irregular) |
| j' | ai soutenu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as soutenu (irregular) |
| il/ | a soutenu (irregular) |
| nous | avons soutenu (irregular) |
| vous | avez soutenu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont soutenu (irregular) |
| je | soutenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | soutenais (irregular) |
| il/ | soutenait (irregular) |
| nous | soutenions (irregular) |
| vous | souteniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | soutenaient (irregular) |
| je | soutiendrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | soutiendras (irregular) |
| il/ | soutiendra (irregular) |
| nous | soutiendrons (irregular) |
| vous | soutiendrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | soutiendront (irregular) |
| je | soutiendrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | soutiendrais (irregular) |
| il/ | soutiendrait (irregular) |
| nous | soutiendrions (irregular) |
| vous | soutiendriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | soutiendraient (irregular) |
| que je | soutienne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | soutiennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | soutienne (irregular) |
| que nous | soutenions (irregular) |
| que vous | souteniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | soutiennent (irregular) |
| tu | soutiens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | soutenons (irregular) |
| vous | soutenez (irregular) |
Soutenir is irregular. Its present forms include soutiens and soutient, while its future and conditional use soutiendr, as in soutiendrai and soutiendrais. Its participles are soutenant and soutenu.
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No. Soutenir is irregular, with forms such as soutiens, soutenons, soutiendrai, and soutenu.
The future stem is soutiendr. The forms are soutiendrai, soutiendras, soutiendra, soutiendrons, soutiendrez, and soutiendront.
The present participle is soutenant and the past participle is soutenu. The auxiliary is avoir.