Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantengo | |
| tú | mantienes | |
| él / ella / usted | mantiene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mantenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mantenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantienen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantuve | |
| tú | mantuviste | |
| él / ella / usted | mantuvo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mantuvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mantuvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantuvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantenía | |
| tú | mantenías | |
| él / ella / usted | mantenía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manteníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manteníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantenían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantendré | |
| tú | mantendrás | |
| él / ella / usted | mantendrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mantendremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mantendréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantendrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantendría | |
| tú | mantendrías | |
| él / ella / usted | mantendría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mantendríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mantendríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantendrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mantenga | |
| tú | mantengas | |
| él / ella / usted | mantenga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mantengamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mantengáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mantengan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to keep
- to maintain, to support
- to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations