French verb conjugation
entretenir
irregular"to maintain, to look after, to support" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: entretiens, entretint, entretînt, entretiendrai, entretienne.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | entretiens | entretenais | entretins | entretiendrai |
| 2sg | entretiens | entretenais | entretins | entretiendras |
| 3sg | entretient | entretenait | entretint | entretiendra |
| 1pl | entretenons | entretenions | entretînmes | entretiendrons |
| 2pl | entretenez | entreteniez | entretîntes | entretiendrez |
| 3pl | entretiennent | entretenaient | entretinrent | entretiendront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | entretienne | entretinsse |
| 2sg | entretiennes | entretinsses |
| 3sg | entretienne | entretînt |
| 1pl | entretenions | entretinssions |
| 2pl | entreteniez | entretinssiez |
| 3pl | entretiennent | entretinssent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | entretiendrais |
| 2sg | entretiendrais |
| 3sg | entretiendrait |
| 1pl | entretiendrions |
| 2pl | entretiendriez |
| 3pl | entretiendraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | entretiens |
| 1pl | entretenons |
| 2pl | entretenez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- entretenir
- Past participle
- entretenu
- Present participle
- entretenant
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