Italian verb
tenere conjugation
irregular"to hold, to keep" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: terrò, terrebbe, tengo, tenne, tenesse.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | tengo | ho tenuto | tenevo | tenni | terrò |
| 2sg | tieni | hai tenuto | tenevi | tenesti | terrai |
| 3sg | tiene | ha tenuto | teneva | tenne | terrà |
| 1pl | teniamo | abbiamo tenuto | tenevamo | tenemmo | terremo |
| 2pl | tenete | avete tenuto | tenevate | teneste | terrete |
| 3pl | tengono | hanno tenuto | tenevano | tennero | terranno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | tenga | tenessi |
| 2sg | tenga | tenessi |
| 3sg | tenga | tenesse |
| 1pl | teniamo | tenessimo |
| 2pl | teniate | teneste |
| 3pl | tengano | tenessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | terrei |
| 2sg | terresti |
| 3sg | terrebbe |
| 1pl | terremmo |
| 2pl | terreste |
| 3pl | terrebbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | tieni |
| 1pl | teniamo |
| 2pl | tenete |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- tenere
- Gerund
- tenendo
- Past participle
- tenuto
- Present participle
- tenente
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