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FRENCH VERB

supporter

to put up with, to support (a team)

  • #466 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: supporté
  • Present participle: supportant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I put up with
  2. tu you put up with
  3. il, elle, on he/she puts up with
  4. nous we put up with
  5. vous you put up with
  6. ils, elles they put up with

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I put up with
  2. tu you put up with
  3. il, elle, on he/she put up with
  4. nous we put up with
  5. vous you put up with
  6. ils, elles they put up with

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to put up with
  2. tu you used to put up with
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to put up with
  4. nous we used to put up with
  5. vous you used to put up with
  6. ils, elles they used to put up with

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will put up with
  2. tu you will put up with
  3. il, elle, on he/she will put up with
  4. nous we will put up with
  5. vous you will put up with
  6. ils, elles they will put up with

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would put up with
  2. tu you would put up with
  3. il, elle, on he/she would put up with
  4. nous we would put up with
  5. vous you would put up with
  6. ils, elles they would put up with

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I put up with
  2. tu (that) you put up with
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she put up with
  4. nous (that) we put up with
  5. vous (that) you put up with
  6. ils, elles (that) they put up with

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu put up with!
  2. nous put up with! (let’s)
  3. vous put up with! (plural, or formal)

How to use supporter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je ne supporte pas la chaleur, j'étouffe.

    I can't stand the heat, I'm suffocating.

  2. Past

    Il a supporté ce bruit toute la nuit sans se plaindre.

    He put up with that noise all night without complaining.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père supportait l'équipe de Marseille depuis toujours.

    My father had always supported the Marseille team.

  4. Future

    Tu supporteras mieux le vol avec des bouchons d'oreilles.

    You'll cope better with the flight with earplugs.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne supporterais pas de vivre sans soleil.

    I couldn't bear living without sun.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je suis surpris qu'elle supporte un patron pareil.

    I'm surprised she puts up with a boss like that.

  7. Imperative

    Supporte-le encore un peu, il part vendredi.

    Put up with him a little longer, he's leaving on Friday.

Good to know

  • Supporter is a false friend : it means to put up with, except for a sports team. To support someone is soutenir.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.