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Conjugation of the French verb maintenir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb maintenir, along with their English translations.

maintenir is an irregular verb

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 This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		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 have maintained
tu as maintenu	you have maintained
il a maintenu	he has maintained
elle a maintenu	she has maintained
nous avons maintenu	we have maintained
vous avez maintenu	you have maintained
ils ont maintenu	they have maintained
elles ont maintenu	they have 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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