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 | |||||||
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Tenir is an irregular -ir verb.
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