French Verb Conjugations
Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
je | tiens | tenais | tiendrai | tiendrais | tienne | tinsse | ||
tu | tiens | tenais | tiendras | tiendrais | tiennes | tinsses | ||
il | tient | tenait | tiendra | tiendrait | tienne | tînt | ||
nous | tenons | tenions | tiendrons | tiendrions | tenions | tinssions | ||
vous | tenez | teniez | tiendrez | tiendriez | teniez | tinssiez | ||
ils | tiennent | tenaient | tiendront | tiendraient | tiennent | tinssent | ||
Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
j’ | ai tenu | avais tenu | aurai tenu | aurais tenu | aie tenu | eusse tenu | ||
tu | as tenu | avais tenu | auras tenu | aurais tenu | aies tenu | eusses tenu | ||
il | a tenu | avait tenu | aura tenu | aurait tenu | ait tenu | eût tenu | ||
nous | avons tenu | avions tenu | aurons tenu | aurions tenu | ayons tenu | eussions tenu | ||
vous | avez tenu | aviez tenu | aurez tenu | auriez tenu | ayez tenu | eussiez tenu | ||
ils | ont tenu | avaient tenu | auront tenu | auraient tenu | aient tenu | eussent tenu | ||
Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
je | tins | eus tenu | (tu) | tiens | Present | tenant | ||
tu | tins | eus tenu | (nous) | tenons | Past | tenu | ||
il | tint | eut tenu | (vous) | tenez | Perfect | ayant tenu | ||
nous | tînmes | eûmes tenu | Past imperative | |||||
vous | tîntes | eûtes tenu | (tu) | aie tenu | Past infinitive | |||
ils | tinrent | eurent tenu | (nous) | ayons tenu | avoir tenu | |||
(vous) | ayez tenu |
Tenir is an irregular -ir verb.
Listening
Thanks for the conjugations. Can you give any advice on learning what this word means? It seems to have many, many meanings, and I can’t figure out which ones are most central or most common.
Thanks for asking, I’ve just added lessons for using tenir and expressions with tenir. It is kind of a tricky one, but just imagine learning English and having to memorize all the meanings for “get”!