TENIR CONJUGATION
to hold, to keep, to last, to fit
PRESENT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tiens | I hold | |
| tu | tu tiens | you hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tient | he/she/one holds | |
| nous | nous tenons | we hold | |
| vous | vous tenez | you hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tiennent | they hold |
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' ai tenu | I held | |
| tu | tu as tenu | you held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on a tenu | he/she/one held | |
| nous | nous avons tenu | we held | |
| vous | vous avez tenu | you held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles ont tenu | they held |
IMPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tenais | I was holding; I used to hold | |
| tu | tu tenais | you were holding; you used to hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tenait | he was holding; he used to hold | |
| nous | nous tenions | we were holding; we used to hold | |
| vous | vous teniez | you were holding; you used to hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tenaient | they were holding; they used to hold |
SIMPLE FUTURE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tiendrai | I will hold | |
| tu | tu tiendras | you will hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tiendra | he/she/one will hold | |
| nous | nous tiendrons | we will hold | |
| vous | vous tiendrez | you will hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tiendront | they will hold |
CONDITIONAL
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tiendrais | I would hold | |
| tu | tu tiendrais | you would hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tiendrait | he/she/one would hold | |
| nous | nous tiendrions | we would hold | |
| vous | vous tiendriez | you would hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tiendraient | they would hold |
PASSÉ SIMPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tins | I held | |
| tu | tu tins | you held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tint | he/she/one held | |
| nous | nous tînmes | we held | |
| vous | vous tîntes | you held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tinrent | they held |
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tienne | that I may hold | |
| tu | tu tiennes | that you may hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tienne | that he may hold | |
| nous | nous tenions | that we may hold | |
| vous | vous teniez | that you may hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tiennent | that they may hold |
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu tiens | hold | |
| nous | nous tenons | let's hold | |
| vous | vous tenez | hold |
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu ne tiens pas | don't hold | |
| nous | nous ne tenons pas | let's not hold | |
| vous | vous ne tenez pas | don't hold |
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aie tenu | that I may have held | |
| tu | tu aies tenu | that you may have held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on ait tenu | that he may have held | |
| nous | nous ayons tenu | that we may have held | |
| vous | vous ayez tenu | that you may have held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles aient tenu | that they may have held |
PLUPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' avais tenu | I had held | |
| tu | tu avais tenu | you had held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on avait tenu | he/she/one had held | |
| nous | nous avions tenu | we had held | |
| vous | vous aviez tenu | you had held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles avaient tenu | they had held |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurai tenu | I will have held | |
| tu | tu auras tenu | you will have held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aura tenu | he/she/one will have held | |
| nous | nous aurons tenu | we will have held | |
| vous | vous aurez tenu | you will have held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auront tenu | they will have held |
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurais tenu | I would have held | |
| tu | tu aurais tenu | you would have held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aurait tenu | he/she/one would have held | |
| nous | nous aurions tenu | we would have held | |
| vous | vous auriez tenu | you would have held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auraient tenu | they would have held |
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je tinsse | that I might hold | |
| tu | tu tinsses | that you might hold | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on tînt | that he might hold | |
| nous | nous tinssions | that we might hold | |
| vous | vous tinssiez | that you might hold | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles tinssent | that they might hold |
PAST ANTERIOR
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eus tenu | I had held | |
| tu | tu eus tenu | you had held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eut tenu | he/she/one had held | |
| nous | nous eûmes tenu | we had held | |
| vous | vous eûtes tenu | you had held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eurent tenu | they had held |
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eusse tenu | that I might have held | |
| tu | tu eusses tenu | that you might have held | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eût tenu | that he might have held | |
| nous | nous eussions tenu | that we might have held | |
| vous | vous eussiez tenu | that you might have held | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eussent tenu | that they might have held |
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenant | holding |
PAST PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenu | held |