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yo soportaba

was putting up with, was tolerating

→ soportar
soport to endure, to tolerate + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #30,902
was putting up with, was tolerating Imperfect past (can mean “was …-ing” or “used to”). Often means “couldn’t stand” when used with “no”.
SP: Soportaba mucho estrés en el trabajo.
EN: He put up with a lot of stress at work.
Conjugation of soportar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First soportaba —
Third soportaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First soportaba —
Third soportaba —

Tom no soportaba a Mary.

Tom couldn't stand Mary.

Tom dejó el curso porque no soportaba a su profesor.

Tom dropped the course because he couldn’t stand his teacher.

Paulie no soportaba los teléfonos.

Paulie couldn't stand telephones.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No lo soportaba.

I couldn't stand it.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Mi familia no lo soportaba.

My family couldn't stand him.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Como mamá no lo soportaba, estaba en el cobertizo.

Since Mom couldn't stand him, he was in the shed.

— Amelie (2001)

Yolanda no soportaba que hablara con chicas, me tenía agobiado.

Yolanda couldn't stand me talking to girls, it was overwhelming me.

— Tesis (1996)

Ella se mató, no te soportaba más.

She killed herself; she couldn't stand you anymore.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

No soportaba tanta luz, tanto ruido.

I couldn't stand so much light, so much noise.

— El conformista (1971)