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supporter

to support
to bear

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jesupporte
tusupportes
il/ellesupporte
noussupportons
voussupportez
ils/ellessupportent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai supporté
tuas supporté
il/ellea supporté
nousavons supporté
vousavez supporté
ils/ellesont supporté
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jesupportais
tusupportais
il/ellesupportait
noussupportions
voussupportiez
ils/ellessupportaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jesupporterai
tusupporteras
il/ellesupportera
noussupporterons
voussupporterez
ils/ellessupporteront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jesupporterais
tusupporterais
il/ellesupporterait
noussupporterions
voussupporteriez
ils/ellessupporteraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jesupporte
tusupportes
il/ellesupporte
noussupportions
voussupportiez
ils/ellessupportent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais supporté
tuavais supporté
il/elleavait supporté
nousavions supporté
vousaviez supporté
ils/ellesavaient supporté

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Common questions
Is "supporter" regular or irregular in French?
"supporter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "supporter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "supporter" conjugates as: supporte, supportes, supportons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "supporter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "supporter" conjugates as: ai supporté, as supporté, avons supporté, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "supporter" in French?
"supporter" (to support, to bear) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.