🇫🇷 tenir

to hold

French Irregular

Present

Présent de l'indicatif Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
je I tiens
tu you (informal) tiens
il/elle/on he/she/one tient
nous we tenons
vous you (formal/plural) tenez
ils/elles they tiennent

Past (completed)

Passé composé Actions completed in the past
Person English Conjugation
je I ai tenu
tu you (informal) as tenu
il/elle/on he/she/one a tenu
nous we avons tenu
vous you (formal/plural) avez tenu
ils/elles they ont tenu

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Past (ongoing)

Imparfait Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
je I tenais
tu you (informal) tenais
il/elle/on he/she/one tenait
nous we tenions
vous you (formal/plural) teniez
ils/elles they tenaient

Future

Futur simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
je I tiendrai
tu you (informal) tiendras
il/elle/on he/she/one tiendra
nous we tiendrons
vous you (formal/plural) tiendrez
ils/elles they tiendront

Would (conditional)

Conditionnel présent Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
je I tiendrais
tu you (informal) tiendrais
il/elle/on he/she/one tiendrait
nous we tiendrions
vous you (formal/plural) tiendriez
ils/elles they tiendraient

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