mantener
A2to keep
mantener in every tense
All six simple tenses of mantener, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantengo |
| tú | mantienes |
| él/ella/usted | mantiene |
| nosotros | mantenemos |
| vosotros | mantenéis |
| ellos/ustedes | mantienen |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantuve |
| tú | mantuviste |
| él/ella/usted | mantuvo |
| nosotros | mantuvimos |
| vosotros | mantuvisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | mantuvieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantenía |
| tú | mantenías |
| él/ella/usted | mantenía |
| nosotros | manteníamos |
| vosotros | manteníais |
| ellos/ustedes | mantenían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantendré |
| tú | mantendrás |
| él/ella/usted | mantendrá |
| nosotros | mantendremos |
| vosotros | mantendréis |
| ellos/ustedes | mantendrán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantendría |
| tú | mantendrías |
| él/ella/usted | mantendría |
| nosotros | mantendríamos |
| vosotros | mantendríais |
| ellos/ustedes | mantendrían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mantenga |
| tú | mantengas |
| él/ella/usted | mantenga |
| nosotros | mantengamos |
| vosotros | mantengáis |
| ellos/ustedes | mantengan |
irregular
mantener in example sentences
Forms of mantener appear in 301 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Estoy seguro de que mantendrá su palabra.
I'm sure that you'll keep your word.
él/ella/usted · future · Tatoeba #3642031
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the mantener family
Forms of mantener with their own word page:
Other irregular verbs
mantener follows its own pattern. These irregular verbs are the closest to it in the frequency list.
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