tenir
present participle / gerund
tenant
past participle
tenu
auxiliary
avoir
# 70
irregular
to hold
·
to carry on
·
to consider
·
to keep it up
indicative
|
imperfect
|
present
|
past
|
preterite
|
future
|
conditional
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1 |
tiens
|
tenais
|
tins
|
tiendrai
|
tiendrais
|
| s2 |
tiens
|
tenais
|
tins
|
tiendras
|
tiendrais
|
| s3 |
tient
|
tenait
|
tint
|
tiendra
|
tiendrait
|
| p1 |
tenons
|
tenions
|
tînmes
|
tiendrons
|
tiendrions
|
| p2 |
tenez
|
teniez
|
tîntes
|
tiendrez
|
tiendriez
|
| p3 |
tiennent
|
tenaient
|
tinrent
|
tiendront
|
tiendraient
|
indicative
|
perfect
|
present
|
past
|
preterite
|
future
|
conditional
|
conditional 2nd
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1 |
ai tenu
|
avais tenu
|
eus tenu
|
aurai tenu
|
aurais tenu
|
eusse tenu
|
| s2 |
as tenu
|
avais tenu
|
eus tenu
|
auras tenu
|
aurais tenu
|
eusses tenu
|
| s3 |
a tenu
|
avait tenu
|
eut tenu
|
aura tenu
|
aurait tenu
|
eût tenu
|
| p1 |
avons tenus
|
avions tenus
|
eûmes tenus
|
aurons tenus
|
aurions tenus
|
eussions tenus
|
| p2 |
avez tenus
|
aviez tenus
|
eûtes tenus
|
aurez tenus
|
auriez tenus
|
eussiez tenus
|
| p3 |
ont tenus
|
avaient tenus
|
eurent tenus
|
auront tenus
|
auraient tenus
|
eussent tenus
|
subjunctive
|
imperfect
|
present
|
past
|
|
|---|---|---|
| s1 |
tienne
|
tinsse
|
| s2 |
tiennes
|
tinsses
|
| s3 |
tienne
|
tînt
|
| p1 |
tenions
|
tinssions
|
| p2 |
teniez
|
tinssiez
|
| p3 |
tiennent
|
tinssent
|
subjunctive
|
perfect
|
present
|
past
|
|
|---|---|---|
| s1 |
aie tenu
|
eusse tenu
|
| s2 |
aies tenu
|
eusses tenu
|
| s3 |
ait tenu
|
eût tenu
|
| p1 |
ayons tenus
|
eussions tenus
|
| p2 |
ayez tenus
|
eussiez tenus
|
| p3 |
aient tenus
|
eussent tenus
|
imperative
|
+/-
|
affirmative
|
|
|---|---|
| s1 |
-
|
| s2 |
tene
|
| s3 |
-
|
| p1 |
tenons
|
| p2 |
tenez
|
| p3 |
-
|
These verbs have a similar meaning to
tenir
-
avoirhave · be · burn · hoodwink · obtain
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détenirdetain · hold · to detain · to possess · to have
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subirundergo · go through · suffer · to suffer · to undergo, be subjected to
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posséderpossess · own · to own · to possess · to fare
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tcheindreto hold
-
célébrercelebrate · laud · to celebrate · to hold
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enferrerto pierce with the end of a sword or a bayonet or the like · to hold · to mislead
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contenircontain · comprise · hold · to contain · to hold back