🇮🇹 tenere

to hold/keep

Italian Irregular

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Present

Presente indicativo Actions happening now or regularly

Person	English	Conjugation
io	I	tengo
tu	you (informal)	tieni
lui/lei	he/she/you (formal)	tiene
noi	we	teniamo
voi	you all	tenete
loro	they	tengono

Past (completed)

Passato prossimo Actions that finished in the recent past

Person	English	Conjugation
io	I	ho tenuto
tu	you (informal)	hai tenuto
lui/lei	he/she/you (formal)	ha tenuto
noi	we	abbiamo tenuto
voi	you all	avete tenuto
loro	they	hanno tenuto

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Past (ongoing)

Imperfetto Actions that were ongoing in the past

Person	English	Conjugation
io	I	tenevo
tu	you (informal)	tenevi
lui/lei	he/she/you (formal)	teneva
noi	we	tenevamo
voi	you all	tenevate
loro	they	tenevano

Future

Futuro semplice Actions that will happen

Person	English	Conjugation
io	I	terrò
tu	you (informal)	terrai
lui/lei	he/she/you (formal)	terrà
noi	we	terremo
voi	you all	terrete
loro	they	terranno

Would (conditional)

Condizionale presente Hypothetical actions

Person	English	Conjugation
io	I	terrei
tu	you (informal)	terresti
lui/lei	he/she/you (formal)	terrebbe
noi	we	terremmo
voi	you all	terreste
loro	they	terrebbero

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