French Verb Conjugations
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Tenir in action
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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”!