sostuvisteis

Sostuvisteis is the second-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb sostener. It corresponds to “you all held” or “you all sustained” in English. The verb sostener is irregular in the preterite; its full preterite conjugation is: sostuve, sostuviste, sostuvo, sostuvimos, sostuvisteis, sostuvieron. The vosotros form sostuvisteis is used primarily in Spain and in some parts of the Spanish-speaking world; in most of Latin America, you would normally use ustedes in the past.

Usage and meaning: Sostuvisteis is used to narrate actions completed in the past where the subject is “you all” and the action is to physically hold an object, to support or uphold, or to maintain a position or argument. It can refer to tangible holding (holding a door, supporting a load) or more abstract (holding a belief or alliance).

Examples: Durante la tormenta, vosotros sostuvisteis la puerta con las manos hasta que llegaron refuerzos. Otro ejemplo: sostuvisteis vuestra posición en la negociación, a pesar de la presión externa.