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French Verbs

Infinitive - tenir - "hold", "grasp" - irregular verb

Present participle - tenant

Past participle - tenu

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présent de l'indicatif

je tiens

I hold

tu tiens

you hold

il tient

he holds

elle tient

she holds

nous tenons

we hold

vous tenez

you hold

ils tiennent

they hold

elles tiennent

they hold

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je tenais

I was holding

tu tenais

you were holding

il tenait

he was holding

elle tenait

she was holding

nous tenions

we were holding

vous teniez

you were holding

ils tenaient

they were holding

elles tenaient

they were holding

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passé simple

je tins

I held

tu tins

you held

il tint

he held

elle tint

she held

nous tînmes

we held

vous tîntes

you held

ils tinrent

they held

elles tinrent

they held

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futur

je tiendrai

I will hold

tu tiendras

you will hold

il tiendra

he will hold

elle tiendra

she will hold

nous tiendrons

we will hold

vous tiendrez

you will hold

ils tiendront

they will hold

elles tiendront

they will hold

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conditionnel

je tiendrais

I were to hold

tu tiendrais

you were to hold

il tiendrait

he were to hold

elle tiendrait

she were to hold

nous tiendrions

we were to hold

vous tiendriez

you were to hold

ils tiendraient

they were to hold

elles tiendraient

they were to hold

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présent du subjonctif

que je tienne

then I would hold

que tu tiennes

then you would hold

qu'il tienne

then he would hold

qu'elle tienne

then she would hold

que nous tenions

then we would hold

que vous teniez

then you would hold

qu'ils tiennent

then they would hold

qu'elles tiennent

then they would hold

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imparfait du subjonctif

je tinsse

I would have been holding

tu tinsses

you would have been holding

il tînt

he would have been holding

elle tînt

she would have been holding

nous tinssions

we would have been holding

vous tinssiez

you would have been holding

ils tinssent

they would have been holding

elles tinssent

they would have been holding

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passé composé

j'ai tenu

I have held

tu as tenu

you have held

il a tenu

he has held

elle a tenu

she has held

nous avons tenu

we have held

vous avez tenu

you have held

ils ont tenu

they have held

elles ont tenu

they have held

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais tenu

I had held

tu avais tenu

you had held

il avait tenu

he had held

elle avait tenu

she had held

nous avions tenu

we had held

vous aviez tenu

you had held

ils avaient tenu

they had held

elles avaient tenu

they had held

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passé antérieur

j'eus tenu

I had held

tu eus tenu

you had held

il eut tenu

he had held

elle eut tenu

she had held

nous eûmes tenu

we had held

vous eûtes tenu

you had held

ils eurent tenu

they had held

elles eurent tenu

they had held

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futur antérieur

j'aurai tenu

I will have held

tu auras tenu

you will have held

il aura tenu

he will have held

elle aura tenu

she will have held

nous aurons tenu

we will have held

vous aurez tenu

you will have held

ils auront tenu

they will have held

elles auront tenu

they will have held

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais tenu

I were to have held

tu aurais tenu

you were to have held

il aurait tenu

he were to have held

elle aurait tenu

she were to have held

nous aurions tenu

we were to have held

vous auriez tenu

you were to have held

ils auraient tenu

they were to have held

elles auraient tenu

they were to have held

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie tenu

I would have held

tu aies tenu

you would have held

il ait tenu

he would have held

elle ait tenu

she would have held

nous ayons tenu

we would have held

vous ayez tenu

you would have held

ils aient tenu

they would have held

elles aient tenu

they would have held

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse tenu

I would have had held

tu eusses tenu

you would have had held

il eût tenu

he would have had held

elle eût tenu

she would have had held

nous eussions tenu

we would have had held

vous eussiez tenu

you would have had held

ils eussent tenu

they would have had held

elles eussent tenu

they would have had held

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impératif

Tiens!

Hold! [you (familiar)]

Tenons!

Let's hold!

Tenez!

Hold! [you (formal)]