🇪🇸 mantener

to maintain

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I mantengo
you (informal) mantienes
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mantiene
nosotros we mantenemos
vosotros you all (Spain) mantenéis
ellos/ustedes they/you all mantienen

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I mantuve
you (informal) mantuviste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mantuvo
nosotros we mantuvimos
vosotros you all (Spain) mantuvisteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all mantuvieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I mantenía
you (informal) mantenías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mantenía
nosotros we manteníamos
vosotros you all (Spain) manteníais
ellos/ustedes they/you all mantenían

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I mantendré
you (informal) mantendrás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mantendrá
nosotros we mantendremos
vosotros you all (Spain) mantendréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all mantendrán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I mantendría
you (informal) mantendrías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mantendría
nosotros we mantendríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) mantendríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all mantendrían

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