soutenir (to support) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate soutenir (to support) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
soutenir — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | soutiens | Je soutiens ma famille financièrement. | I support my family financially. |
| tu | soutiens | Tu soutiens ton équipe locale. | You support your local team. |
| il/elle | soutient | Il/elle soutient le nouveau projet. | He/she supports the new project. |
| nous | soutenons | Nous soutenons cette décision. | We support this decision. |
| vous | soutenez | Vous vous soutenez mutuellement. | You all support each other. |
| ils/elles | soutiennent | Ils/elles soutiennent l'association caritative. | They support the charity. |
soutenir — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai soutenu | J'ai soutenu ma sœur pendant ses examens. | I supported my sister during her exams. |
| tu | as soutenu | Tu as soutenu la cause avec ton don. | You supported the cause with your donation. |
| il/elle | a soutenu | Il/Elle m'a soutenu quand j'en avais le plus besoin. | He/She supported me when I needed it most. |
| nous | avons soutenu | Nous avons soutenu les commerces locaux. | We supported the local businesses. |
| vous | avez soutenu | Vous avez soutenu la proposition hier. | You all supported the proposal yesterday. |
| ils/elles | ont soutenu | Ils/Elles ont soutenu les rêves de leurs enfants. | They supported their children's dreams. |
soutenir — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | soutenais | Je soutenais mon ami pendant les moments difficiles. | I was supporting my friend during hard times. |
| tu | soutenais | Tu soutenais l'idée à l'époque. | You were supporting the idea back then. |
| il/elle | soutenait | Il/elle soutenait ses parents. | He/she was supporting his/her parents. |
| nous | soutenions | Nous soutenions la cause ensemble. | We were supporting the cause together. |
| vous | souteniez | Vous souteniez le mouvement. | You all were supporting the movement. |
| ils/elles | soutenaient | Ils/elles soutenaient les étudiants. | They were supporting the students. |
soutenir — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | soutiendrai | Je te soutiendrai quoi qu'il arrive. | I will support you no matter what. |
| tu | soutiendras | Tu soutiendras le nouveau directeur. | You will support the new manager. |
| il/elle | soutiendra | Il/elle soutiendra la proposition. | He/she will support the proposal. |
| nous | soutiendrons | Nous soutiendrons ta décision. | We will support your decision. |
| vous | soutiendrez | Vous soutiendrez la campagne. | You all will support the campaign. |
| ils/elles | soutiendront | Ils/elles soutiendront l'initiative. | They will support the initiative. |
soutenir — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | soutiendrais | Je te soutiendrais si je pouvais. | I would support you if I could. |
| tu | soutiendrais | Tu le soutiendrais dans cette situation. | You would support him in this situation. |
| il/elle | soutiendrait | Il/elle soutiendrait le plan. | He/she would support the plan. |
| nous | soutiendrions | Nous soutiendrions le projet avec plus de financement. | We would support the project with more funding. |
| vous | soutiendriez | Vous nous soutiendriez, n'est-ce pas? | You all would support us, right? |
| ils/elles | soutiendraient | Ils/elles soutiendraient l'idée s'ils la comprenaient. | They would support the idea if they understood it. |