French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | maintiens | maintenais | maintiendrai | maintiendrais | maintienne | maintinsse | ||
| tu | maintiens | maintenais | maintiendras | maintiendrais | maintiennes | maintinsses | ||
| il | maintient | maintenait | maintiendra | maintiendrait | maintienne | maintînt | ||
| nous | maintenons | maintenions | maintiendrons | maintiendrions | maintenions | maintinssions | ||
| vous | maintenez | mainteniez | maintiendrez | maintiendriez | mainteniez | maintinssiez | ||
| ils | maintiennent | maintenaient | maintiendront | maintiendraient | maintiennent | maintinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai maintenu | avais maintenu | aurai maintenu | aurais maintenu | aie maintenu | eusse maintenu | ||
| tu | as maintenu | avais maintenu | auras maintenu | aurais maintenu | aies maintenu | eusses maintenu | ||
| il | a maintenu | avait maintenu | aura maintenu | aurait maintenu | ait maintenu | eût maintenu | ||
| nous | avons maintenu | avions maintenu | aurons maintenu | aurions maintenu | ayons maintenu | eussions maintenu | ||
| vous | avez maintenu | aviez maintenu | aurez maintenu | auriez maintenu | ayez maintenu | eussiez maintenu | ||
| ils | ont maintenu | avaient maintenu | auront maintenu | auraient maintenu | aient maintenu | eussent maintenu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | maintins | eus maintenu | (tu) | maintiens | Present | maintenant | ||
| tu | maintins | eus maintenu | (nous) | maintenons | Past | maintenu | ||
| il | maintint | eut maintenu | (vous) | maintenez | Perfect | ayant maintenu | ||
| nous | maintînmes | eûmes maintenu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | maintîntes | eûtes maintenu | (tu) | aie maintenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | maintinrent | eurent maintenu | (nous) | ayons maintenu | avoir maintenu | |||
| (vous) | ayez maintenu | |||||||
Maintenir is an irregular -ir verb.
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