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How to conjugate Mantener in Spanish

To maintain, to keep Irregular Verb Top 100

Introduction

Mantener is the Spanish verb for "to maintain, to keep". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to mantener include: conservar, guardar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivemantenerto maintain, to keep
Past participlemantenidomaintained
Gerundmanteniendomaintaining

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Indicative Tenses of Mantener

Mantener in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of mantener is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "mantengo", meaning "I maintain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantengo I maintain
mantienes you maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantiene s/he maintains, you (formal) maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantenemoswe maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantenéisyou (plural) maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantienen they maintain,

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Mantener in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of mantener is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "mantuve", meaning "I maintained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantuve I maintained
mantuviste you maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedmantuvo s/he maintained, you (formal) maintained
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantuvimos we maintained
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantuvisteis you (plural) maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantuvieron they maintained,

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Mantener in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of mantener is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "mantenía", meaning "I used to maintain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YomanteníaI used to maintain
manteníasyou used to maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantenías/he used to maintain, you (formal) used to maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmanteníamoswe used to maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmanteníaisyou (plural) used to maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmanteníanthey used to maintain,

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Mantener in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of mantener is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy manteniendo", meaning "I am maintaining".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy manteniendoI am maintaining
estás manteniendoyou are maintaining
Ella / Él / Ustedestá manteniendos/he is maintaining, you (formal) are maintaining
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos manteniendowe are maintaining
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis manteniendoyou (plural) are maintaining
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán manteniendothey are maintaining,

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Mantener in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of mantener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a mantener", meaning "I am going to maintain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a mantenerI am going to maintain
vas a manteneryou are going to maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedva a manteners/he is going to maintain, you (formal) are going to maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a mantenerwe are going to maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a manteneryou (plural) are going to maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a mantenerthey are going to maintain,

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Mantener in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of mantener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "mantendré", meaning "I will maintain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantendré I will maintain
mantendrás you will maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantendrá s/he will maintain, you (formal) will maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantendremos we will maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantendréis you (plural) will maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantendrán they will maintain,

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Mantener in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of mantener is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "mantendría", meaning "I would maintain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantendría I would maintain
mantendrías you would maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantendría s/he would maintain, you (formal) would maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantendríamos we would maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantendríais you (plural) would maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantendrían they would maintain,

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Mantener in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of mantener is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he mantenido", meaning "I have maintained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe mantenidoI have maintained
has mantenidoyou have maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedha mantenidos/he has maintained, you (formal) have maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos mantenidowe have maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis mantenidoyou (plural) have maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan mantenidothey have maintained,

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Mantener in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of mantener is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había mantenido", meaning "I had maintained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía mantenidoI had maintained
habías mantenidoyou had maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía mantenidos/he had maintained, you (formal) had maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos mantenidowe had maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais mantenidoyou (plural) had maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían mantenidothey had maintained,

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Mantener in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of mantener is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré mantenido", meaning "I will have maintained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré mantenidoI will have maintained
habrás mantenidoyou will have maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá mantenidos/he will have maintained, you (formal) will have maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos mantenidowe will have maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis mantenidoyou (plural) will have maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán mantenidothey will have maintained,

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Mantener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mantener is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mantenido", meaning "I would have maintained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría mantenidoI would have maintained
habrías mantenidoyou would have maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría mantenidos/he would have maintained, you (formal) would have maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos mantenidowe would have maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais mantenidoyou (plural) would have maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían mantenidothey would have maintained,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Mantener

Mantener in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "mantenga", meaning "I maintain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantenga I maintain
mantengas you maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantenga s/he maintains, you (formal) maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantengamos we maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantengáis you (plural) maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantengan they maintain,

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Mantener in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "mantuviera", meaning "I maintained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantuviera I maintained
mantuvieras you maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedmantuviera s/he maintained, you (formal) maintained
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantuviéramos we maintained
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantuvierais you (plural) maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantuvieran they maintained,

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Mantener in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "mantuviere", meaning "I will maintain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yomantuviere I will maintain
mantuvieres you will maintain
Ella / Él / Ustedmantuviere s/he will maintain, you (formal) will maintain
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantuviéremos we will maintain
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantuviereis you (plural) will maintain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantuvieren they will maintain,

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Mantener in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya mantenido", meaning "I have maintained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya mantenidoI have maintained
hayas mantenidoyou have maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya mantenidos/he has maintained, you (formal) have maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos mantenidowe have maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis mantenidoyou (plural) have maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan mantenidothey have maintained,

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Mantener in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera mantenido", meaning "I had maintained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera mantenidoI had maintained
hubieras mantenidoyou had maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera mantenidos/he had maintained, you (formal) had maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos mantenidowe had maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais mantenidoyou (plural) had maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran mantenidothey had maintained,

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Mantener in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere mantenido", meaning "I will have maintained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere mantenidoI will have maintained
hubieres mantenidoyou will have maintained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere mantenidos/he will have maintained, you (formal) will have maintained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos mantenidowe will have maintained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis mantenidoyou (plural) will have maintained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren mantenidothey will have maintained,

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Imperative Tenses of Mantener

Mantener in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "mantenga", meaning "(to you formal) maintain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
mantén (to you) maintain!
Ella / Él / Ustedmantenga (to you formal) maintain!
Nosotras / Nosotrosmantengamos let's maintain!
Vosotras / Vosotrosmantened(to you plural) maintain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesmantengan (to you plural formal) maintain!

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Mantener in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no mantenga", meaning "(to you formal) don't maintain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no mantengas (to you) don't maintain!
Ella / Él / Ustedno mantenga (to you formal) don't maintain!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno mantengamos let's not maintain!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno mantengáis (to you plural) don't maintain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno mantengan (to you plural formal) don't maintain!

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Example sentences and usage

  • ¿Qué te mantiene despierto hasta tan tarde? What keeps you up so late?
  • Mantén una postura en todo. Take a mean position in everything.

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