How should I use these adjectives , supported, supporting, supportive ?

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Supported is the past tense of support.
- I supported South Africa in 2010 World Cup

Supportive is an adjective that describes the nature/character of a person/thing in relation to it's/their ability to provide encouragement.
-My husband is very supportive of my career.

Supporting is also an adjective that usually refers to carrying some weight or substantiating a claim and usually requires a noun or a pronoun. It can also be used as a gerund.
- The beams supporting the bridge were cracked.
-The supporting actress won an Emmy.

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