Conjugation of the French verb entretenir
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb entretenir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| entretenir | to maintain | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'entretiens | I maintain | |
| tu entretiens | you maintain | |
| il entretient | he maintains | |
| elle entretient | she maintains | |
| nous entretenons | we maintain | |
| vous entretenez | you maintain | |
| ils entretiennent | they maintain | |
| elles entretiennent | they maintain | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'entretenais | I was maintaining | |
| tu entretenais | you were maintaining | |
| il entretenait | he was maintaining | |
| elle entretenait | she was maintaining | |
| nous entretenions | we were maintaining | |
| vous entreteniez | you were maintaining | |
| ils entretenaient | they were maintaining | |
| elles entretenaient | they were maintaining | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'entretins | I maintained | |
| tu entretins | you maintained | |
| il entretint | he maintained | |
| elle entretint | she maintained | |
| nous entretînmes | we maintained | |
| vous entretîntes | you maintained | |
| ils entretinrent | they maintained | |
| elles entretinrent | they maintained | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai entretenu | I maintained | |
| tu as entretenu | you maintained | |
| il a entretenu | he maintained | |
| elle a entretenu | she maintained | |
| nous avons entretenu | we maintained | |
| vous avez entretenu | you maintained | |
| ils ont entretenu | they maintained | |
| elles ont entretenu | they maintained | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais entretenu | I had maintained | |
| tu avais entretenu | you had maintained | |
| il avait entretenu | he had maintained | |
| elle avait entretenu | she had maintained | |
| nous avions entretenu | we had maintained | |
| vous aviez entretenu | you had maintained | |
| ils avaient entretenu | they had maintained | |
| elles avaient entretenu | they had maintained | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'entretiendrai | I will maintain | |
| tu entretiendras | you will maintain | |
| il entretiendra | he will maintain | |
| elle entretiendra | she will maintain | |
| nous entretiendrons | we will maintain | |
| vous entretiendrez | you will maintain | |
| ils entretiendront | they will maintain | |
| elles entretiendront | they will maintain | |
| Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurai entretenu | I will have maintained | |
| tu auras entretenu | you will have maintained | |
| il aura entretenu | he will have maintained | |
| elle aura entretenu | she will have maintained | |
| nous aurons entretenu | we will have maintained | |
| vous aurez entretenu | you will have maintained | |
| ils auront entretenu | they will have maintained | |
| elles auront entretenu | they will have maintained | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'entretiendrais | I would maintain | |
| tu entretiendrais | you would maintain | |
| il entretiendrait | he would maintain | |
| elle entretiendrait | she would maintain | |
| nous entretiendrions | we would maintain | |
| vous entretiendriez | you would maintain | |
| ils entretiendraient | they would maintain | |
| elles entretiendraient | they would maintain | |
| Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais entretenu | I would have maintained | |
| tu aurais entretenu | you would have maintained | |
| il aurait entretenu | he would have maintained | |
| elle aurait entretenu | she would have maintained | |
| nous aurions entretenu | we would have maintained | |
| vous auriez entretenu | you would have maintained | |
| ils auraient entretenu | they would have maintained | |
| elles auraient entretenu | they would have maintained | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) j'entretienne | (... that) I maintain | |
| (... que) tu entretiennes | (... that) you maintain | |
| (... que) il entretienne | (... that) he maintains | |
| (... que) elle entretienne | (... that) she maintains | |
| (... que) nous entretenions | (... that) we maintain | |
| (... que) vous entreteniez | (... that) you maintain | |
| (... que) ils entretiennent | (... that) they maintain | |
| (... que) elles entretiennent | (... that) they maintain | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) j'entretinsse | (... that) I was maintaining | |
| (... que) tu entretinsses | (... that) you were maintaining | |
| (... que) il entretînt | (... that) he was maintaining | |
| (... que) elle entretînt | (... that) she was maintaining | |
| (... que) nous entretinssions | (... that) we were maintaining | |
| (... que) vous entretinssiez | (... that) you were maintaining | |
| (... que) ils entretinssent | (... that) they were maintaining | |
| (... que) elles entretinssent | (... that) they were maintaining | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| entretiens | Maintain | |
| entretenons | Let's maintain | |
| entretenez | Maintain | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| entretenant | maintaining | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| entretenu | maintained | |
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