VocabularyConfusing Wordssoportar, apoyarsoportar and apoyar - mixed exercise soportar and apoyar - mixed exercise show special characters display incorrect answers Exercises Complete the following sentences with the verbs soportar or apoyar. Queremos soportarapoyar al refugio de animales haciendo una donación.[We want to support the animal shelter by making a donation.]|Support in the sense of help → apoyar No soportoapoyo el aire acondicionado.[I can’t stand air conditioning.]|Tolerate → soportar Ese muro soportaapoya el peso de toda la planta.[This wall bears the weight of the whole floor.]|Bear weight → soportar La maleta está soportadaapoyada en la pared.[The suitcase is leaning against the wall.]|Rest or lean → apoyar Una persona pública debe poder soportarapoyar bien la presión de las críticas.[A person in the public eye has to be able to put up with pressure from critics.]|Tolerate → soportar Todas las pruebas soportanapoyan la hipótesis de que ha sido un accidente.[All the evidence supports the hypothesis that it was an accident.]|Support in the sense of confirming something → apoyar Mis hermanas me soportaronapoyaron mucho cuando perdí el trabajo.[My sisters supported me a lot when I lost my job.]|Support in the sense of helping → apoyar La estantería no ha soportadoapoyado el peso de libros y se ha partido.[The shelf couldn’t bear the weight of the books and it broke.]|Bear weight → soportar Todos los días tengo que soportarapoyar la música de alguien en el autobús.[Every day I have to put up with someone else’s music on the bus.]|Put up with, tolerate → soportar Antes de soportarapoyar una causa hay que informarse.[Before supporting a cause you have to inform yourself.]|Support in the sense of help or back → apoyar Exercises Improve your Spanish with Lingolia. Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingolia Plus exercises where you can practise according to your level. Check your understanding by hovering over the info bubbles for simple explanations and handy tips. soportar and apoyar - mixed exercise soportar and apoyar – mixed exercise