Spanish verb conjugation
mantener
irregular"to keep, to maintain, to support" — irregular Spanish verb
Forms you may meet: mantuvo, mantuviera, mantengo, mantendré, mantenía.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mantengo | he mantenido | mantenía | mantuve | mantendré |
| 2sg | mantienes | has mantenido | mantenías | mantuviste | mantendrás |
| 3sg | mantiene | ha mantenido | mantenía | mantuvo | mantendrá |
| 1pl | mantenemos | hemos mantenido | manteníamos | mantuvimos | mantendremos |
| 2pl | mantenéis | habéis mantenido | manteníais | mantuvisteis | mantendréis |
| 3pl | mantienen | han mantenido | mantenían | mantuvieron | mantendrán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mantenga | mantuviera / mantuviese | mantuviere |
| 2sg | mantengas | mantuvieras / mantuvieses | mantuvieres |
| 3sg | mantenga | mantuviera / mantuviese | mantuviere |
| 1pl | mantengamos | mantuviéramos / mantuviésemos | mantuviéremos |
| 2pl | mantengáis | mantuvierais / mantuvieseis | mantuviereis |
| 3pl | mantengan | mantuvieran / mantuviesen | mantuvieren |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | mantendría |
| 2sg | mantendrías |
| 3sg | mantendría |
| 1pl | mantendríamos |
| 2pl | mantendríais |
| 3pl | mantendrían |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | mantén |
| 3sg | mantenga |
| 1pl | mantengamos |
| 2pl | mantened |
| 3pl | mantengan |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- mantener
- Gerund
- manteniendo
- Past participle
- mantenido
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