Conjugation of the French verb maintenir
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb maintenir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| maintenir | to maintain | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je maintiens | I maintain | |
| tu maintiens | you maintain | |
| il maintient | he maintains | |
| elle maintient | she maintains | |
| nous maintenons | we maintain | |
| vous maintenez | you maintain | |
| ils maintiennent | they maintain | |
| elles maintiennent | they maintain | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je maintenais | I was maintaining | |
| tu maintenais | you were maintaining | |
| il maintenait | he was maintaining | |
| elle maintenait | she was maintaining | |
| nous maintenions | we were maintaining | |
| vous mainteniez | you were maintaining | |
| ils maintenaient | they were maintaining | |
| elles maintenaient | they were maintaining | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je maintins | I maintained | |
| tu maintins | you maintained | |
| il maintint | he maintained | |
| elle maintint | she maintained | |
| nous maintînmes | we maintained | |
| vous maintîntes | you maintained | |
| ils maintinrent | they maintained | |
| elles maintinrent | they maintained | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai maintenu | I maintained | |
| tu as maintenu | you maintained | |
| il a maintenu | he maintained | |
| elle a maintenu | she maintained | |
| nous avons maintenu | we maintained | |
| vous avez maintenu | you maintained | |
| ils ont maintenu | they maintained | |
| elles ont maintenu | they maintained | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais maintenu | I had maintained | |
| tu avais maintenu | you had maintained | |
| il avait maintenu | he had maintained | |
| elle avait maintenu | she had maintained | |
| nous avions maintenu | we had maintained | |
| vous aviez maintenu | you had maintained | |
| ils avaient maintenu | they had maintained | |
| elles avaient maintenu | they had maintained | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je maintiendrai | I will maintain | |
| tu maintiendras | you will maintain | |
| il maintiendra | he will maintain | |
| elle maintiendra | she will maintain | |
| nous maintiendrons | we will maintain | |
| vous maintiendrez | you will maintain | |
| ils maintiendront | they will maintain | |
| elles maintiendront | 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 maintenu | I will have maintained | |
| tu auras maintenu | you will have maintained | |
| il aura maintenu | he will have maintained | |
| elle aura maintenu | she will have maintained | |
| nous aurons maintenu | we will have maintained | |
| vous aurez maintenu | you will have maintained | |
| ils auront maintenu | they will have maintained | |
| elles auront maintenu | they will have maintained | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je maintiendrais | I would maintain | |
| tu maintiendrais | you would maintain | |
| il maintiendrait | he would maintain | |
| elle maintiendrait | she would maintain | |
| nous maintiendrions | we would maintain | |
| vous maintiendriez | you would maintain | |
| ils maintiendraient | they would maintain | |
| elles maintiendraient | 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 maintenu | I would have maintained | |
| tu aurais maintenu | you would have maintained | |
| il aurait maintenu | he would have maintained | |
| elle aurait maintenu | she would have maintained | |
| nous aurions maintenu | we would have maintained | |
| vous auriez maintenu | you would have maintained | |
| ils auraient maintenu | they would have maintained | |
| elles auraient maintenu | they would have maintained | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je maintienne | (... that) I maintain | |
| (... que) tu maintiennes | (... that) you maintain | |
| (... que) il maintienne | (... that) he maintains | |
| (... que) elle maintienne | (... that) she maintains | |
| (... que) nous maintenions | (... that) we maintain | |
| (... que) vous mainteniez | (... that) you maintain | |
| (... que) ils maintiennent | (... that) they maintain | |
| (... que) elles maintiennent | (... that) they maintain | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je maintinsse | (... that) I was maintaining | |
| (... que) tu maintinsses | (... that) you were maintaining | |
| (... que) il maintînt | (... that) he was maintaining | |
| (... que) elle maintînt | (... that) she was maintaining | |
| (... que) nous maintinssions | (... that) we were maintaining | |
| (... que) vous maintinssiez | (... that) you were maintaining | |
| (... que) ils maintinssent | (... that) they were maintaining | |
| (... que) elles maintinssent | (... that) they were maintaining | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| maintiens | Maintain | |
| maintenons | Let's maintain | |
| maintenez | Maintain | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| maintenant | maintaining | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| maintenu | maintained | |
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