Uphold – English Verbs Conjugation

uphold upholds upholding upheld

Uphold means to maintain, confirm, or support. Legal term. Irregular: uphold-upheld-upheld.

Meanings

To maintain or support
To confirm (decision)
To defend (principles)

Common Collocations

uphold the law uphold a decision uphold values uphold tradition appeal upheld

Tip for Learners

Legal: "The court upheld the verdict." Uphold the law = enforce/maintain law. Uphold values = maintain principles. Follows pattern of "hold": uphold-upheld-upheld.

Present Simple

I	uphold
you	uphold
he/she/it	upholds
we	uphold
they	uphold

Examples - Present Simple

I uphold the law.
You uphold your promises.
She upholds tradition.
We uphold the rules.
They uphold the verdict.

Present Continuous

I	am upholding
you	are upholding
he/she/it	is upholding
we	are upholding
they	are upholding

Examples - Present Continuous

I am upholding the law.
You are upholding your promises.
She is upholding tradition.
We are upholding the rules.
They are upholding the verdict.

Present Perfect

I	have upheld
you	have upheld
he/she/it	has upheld
we	have upheld
they	have upheld

Examples - Present Perfect

I have upheld the law.
You have upheld your promises.
She has upheld tradition.
We have upheld the rules.
They have upheld the verdict.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been upholding
you	have been upholding
he/she/it	has been upholding
we	have been upholding
they	have been upholding

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been upholding the law.
You have been upholding promises.
She has been upholding tradition.
We have been upholding the rules.
They have been upholding the verdict.

Past Simple

I	upheld
you	upheld
he/she/it	upheld
we	upheld
they	upheld

Examples - Past Simple

I upheld the law.
You upheld your promises.
She upheld tradition.
We upheld the rules.
They upheld the verdict.

Past Continuous

I	was upholding
you	were upholding
he/she/it	was upholding
we	were upholding
they	were upholding

Examples - Past Continuous

I was upholding the law.
You were upholding promises.
She was upholding tradition.
We were upholding the rules.
They were upholding the verdict.

Past Perfect

I	had upheld
you	had upheld
he/she/it	had upheld
we	had upheld
they	had upheld

Examples - Past Perfect

I had upheld the law.
You had upheld your promises.
She had upheld tradition.
We had upheld the rules.
They had upheld the verdict.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been upholding
you	had been upholding
he/she/it	had been upholding
we	had been upholding
they	had been upholding

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been upholding the law.
You had been upholding promises.
He had been upholding tradition.
We had been upholding the rules.
They had been upholding the verdict.

Future Simple

I	will uphold
you	will uphold
he/she/it	will uphold
we	will uphold
they	will uphold

Examples - Future Simple

I will uphold the law.
You will uphold your promises.
She will uphold tradition.
We will uphold the rules.
They will uphold the verdict.

Future Continuous

I	will be upholding
you	will be upholding
he/she/it	will be upholding
we	will be upholding
they	will be upholding

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be upholding the law.
You will be upholding promises.
He will be upholding tradition.
We will be upholding the rules.
They will be upholding the verdict.

Future Perfect

I	will have upheld
you	will have upheld
he/she/it	will have upheld
we	will have upheld
they	will have upheld

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have upheld the law.
You will have upheld your promises.
She will have upheld tradition.
We will have upheld the rules.
They will have upheld the verdict.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been upholding
you	will have been upholding
he/she/it	will have been upholding
we	will have been upholding
they	will have been upholding

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been upholding the law.
You will have been upholding promises.
He will have been upholding tradition.
We will have been upholding the rules.
They will have been upholding the verdict.