French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | entretiens | entretenais | entretiendrai | entretiendrais | entretienne | entretinsse | ||
| tu | entretiens | entretenais | entretiendras | entretiendrais | entretiennes | entretinsses | ||
| il | entretient | entretenait | entretiendra | entretiendrait | entretienne | entretînt | ||
| nous | entretenons | entretenions | entretiendrons | entretiendrions | entretenions | entretinssions | ||
| vous | entretenez | entreteniez | entretiendrez | entretiendriez | entreteniez | entretinssiez | ||
| ils | entretiennent | entretenaient | entretiendront | entretiendraient | entretiennent | entretinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai entretenu | avais entretenu | aurai entretenu | aurais entretenu | aie entretenu | eusse entretenu | ||
| tu | as entretenu | avais entretenu | auras entretenu | aurais entretenu | aies entretenu | eusses entretenu | ||
| il | a entretenu | avait entretenu | aura entretenu | aurait entretenu | ait entretenu | eût entretenu | ||
| nous | avons entretenu | avions entretenu | aurons entretenu | aurions entretenu | ayons entretenu | eussions entretenu | ||
| vous | avez entretenu | aviez entretenu | aurez entretenu | auriez entretenu | ayez entretenu | eussiez entretenu | ||
| ils | ont entretenu | avaient entretenu | auront entretenu | auraient entretenu | aient entretenu | eussent entretenu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | entretins | eus entretenu | (tu) | entretiens | Present | entretenant | ||
| tu | entretins | eus entretenu | (nous) | entretenons | Past | entretenu | ||
| il | entretint | eut entretenu | (vous) | entretenez | Perfect | ayant entretenu | ||
| nous | entretînmes | eûmes entretenu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | entretîntes | eûtes entretenu | (tu) | aie entretenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | entretinrent | eurent entretenu | (nous) | ayons entretenu | avoir entretenu | |||
| (vous) | ayez entretenu | |||||||
Entretenir is an irregular -ir verb.


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