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yo sostenía

was holding; held, claimed; maintained

→ sostener
sosten hold up; support + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #40,218
was holding; held Describes someone physically holding something in the past.
SP: Ella sostenía con la mano una pequeña sombrilla.
EN: She was holding a small parasol in her hand.
was holding; held
SP: La gorda mujer sostenía un mono.
EN: The fat woman was holding a monkey.
was holding; held
SP: Sostenía su mano.
EN: He was holding her hand.
was holding; held
SP: Tom sostenía un cuchillo.
EN: Tom was holding a knife.
was holding; held
SP: Tom sostenía una pistola.
EN: Tom was holding a gun.
Conjugation of sostener
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sostenía —
Third sostenía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sostenía —
Third sostenía —

Sostenía su mano.

He was holding her hand.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Él sostenía una caja grande en los brazos.

He was holding a large box in his arms.

Ella sostenía con la mano una pequeña sombrilla.

She was holding a small umbrella in her hand.

Tom sostenía un cuchillo.

Tom was holding a knife.

Tom sostenía una pistola.

Tom was holding a gun.

La gorda mujer sostenía un mono.

The fat woman was holding a monkey.

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #40,219
claimed; maintained Used for presenting something as true, often in a context of disagreement or doubt. Commonly followed by que (“that”) or an infinitive.
SP: Tom sostenía que había sido capturado por el enemigo.
EN: Tom claimed that he had been captured by the enemy.
claimed; maintained Used for presenting something as true, often in a context of disagreement or doubt. Commonly followed by que (“that”) or an infinitive.
SP: Tom sostenía que él proviene de una familia rica.
EN: Tom maintained that he came from a wealthy family.
claimed; maintained Used for presenting something as true, often in a context of disagreement or doubt. Commonly followed by que (“that”) or an infinitive.
SP: Tom sostenía ser un experto en finanzas.
EN: Tom claimed to be a finance expert.
claimed; maintained Used for presenting something as true, often in a context of disagreement or doubt. Commonly followed by que (“that”) or an infinitive.
SP: Él sostenía que era inocente.
EN: He maintained that he was innocent.
claimed; maintained Used for presenting something as true, often in a context of disagreement or doubt. Commonly followed by que (“that”) or an infinitive.
SP: Él sostenía que sí había devuelto el libro a la biblioteca.
EN: He insisted that he had indeed returned the book to the library.
Conjugation of sostener
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sostenía —
Third sostenía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sostenía —
Third sostenía —

Él sostenía que era inocente.

He maintained that he was innocent.

Tom sostenía que había sido capturado por el enemigo.

Tom maintained that he had been captured by the enemy.

Él sostenía ser un experto en finanzas.

He claimed to be an expert in finance.

Tom sostenía ser un experto en finanzas.

Tom claimed to be an expert in finance.

Él sostenía que sí había devuelto el libro a la biblioteca.

He maintained that he had returned the book to the library.

Tom sostenía que él proviene de una familia rica.

Tom claimed that he came from a wealthy family.