Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] Sujeto la escalera mientras tú subes. → I hold the ladder while you go up.
[Present Perfect] Él ha sujetado los papeles con un clip. → He has fastened the papers with a clip.
[Imperfect Indicative] Ella siempre sujetaba su pelo con una cinta roja. → She always used to hold her hair with a red ribbon.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habían sujetado la carga antes de que el camión saliera. → They had already secured (fastened) the load before the truck left.
[Preterite] Sujeté la puerta para que pasara la anciana. → I held the door for the elderly lady to pass.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo sujetado el volante, recuperó el control. → As soon as he had grabbed (held) the steering wheel, he regained control.
[Future] Sujetaré el paraguas para que no te mojes. → I will hold the umbrella so you don't get wet.
[Future Perfect] Para cuando lleguemos, ya habrán sujetado todas las vigas. → By the time we arrive, they will have already fastened all the beams.
[Conditional] Yo sujetaría mejor esa cuerda si fuera tú. → I would hold that rope better if I were you.
[Conditional Perfect] Habrías sujetado el jarrón si no estuvieras distraído. → You would have held (caught) the vase if you hadn't been distracted.