How to conjugate Mantener in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Mantener
- Mantener in the Indicative Present
- Mantener in the Indicative Preterite
- Mantener in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mantener in the Indicative Future
- Mantener in the Indicative Conditional
- Mantener in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mantener in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mantener in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mantener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mantener
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Present
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Future
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Mantener in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Mantener
- Mantener in the Imperative Affirmative
- Mantener in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Mantener is the Spanish verb for to maintain, to keep. It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mantener | to maintain, to keep |
| Past participle | mantenido | maintained |
| Gerund | manteniendo | maintaining |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantengo | I maintain |
| Tú | mantienes | you maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantiene | s/he maintain, you (formal) maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantenemos | we maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantenéis | you (plural) maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantienen | they maintain, you (plural formal) maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantuve | I maintained |
| Tú | mantuviste | you maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantuvo | s/he maintained, you (formal) maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantuvimos | we maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantuvisteis | you (plural) maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantuvieron | they maintained, you (plural formal) maintained |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantenía | I used to maintain |
| Tú | mantenías | you used to maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantenía | s/he used to maintain, you (formal) used to maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manteníamos | we used to maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manteníais | you (plural) used to maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantenían | they used to maintain, you (plural formal) used to maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantendré | I will maintain |
| Tú | mantendrás | you will maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantendrá | s/he will maintain, you (formal) will maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantendremos | we will maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantendréis | you (plural) will maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantendrán | they will maintain, you (plural formal) will maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantendría | I would maintain |
| Tú | mantendrías | you would maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantendría | s/he would maintain, you (formal) would maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantendríamos | we would maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantendríais | you (plural) would maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantendrían | they would maintain, you (plural formal) would maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he mantenido | I have maintained |
| Tú | has mantenido | you have maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha mantenido | s/he has maintained, you (formal) have maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos mantenido | we have maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis mantenido | you (plural) have maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han mantenido | they have maintained, you (plural formal) have maintained |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había mantenido | I had maintained |
| Tú | habías mantenido | you had maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había mantenido | s/he had maintained, you (formal) had maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos mantenido | we had maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais mantenido | you (plural) had maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían mantenido | they had maintained, you (plural formal) had maintained |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré mantenido | I will have maintained |
| Tú | habrás mantenido | you will have maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá mantenido | s/he will have maintained, you (formal) will have maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos mantenido | we will have maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis mantenido | you (plural) will have maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán mantenido | they will have maintained, you (plural formal) will have maintained |
Mantener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mantener is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mantenido", meaning "I would have maintained".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría mantenido | I would have maintained |
| Tú | habrías mantenido | you would have maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría mantenido | s/he would have maintained, you (formal) would have maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos mantenido | we would have maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais mantenido | you (plural) would have maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían mantenido | they would have maintained, you (plural formal) 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantenga | I maintain |
| Tú | mantengas | you maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantenga | s/he maintain, you (formal) maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantengamos | we maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantengáis | you (plural) maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantengan | they maintain, you (plural formal) maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantuviera | I maintained |
| Tú | mantuvieras | you maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantuviera | s/he maintained, you (formal) maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantuviéramos | we maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantuvierais | you (plural) maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantuvieran | they maintained, you (plural formal) maintained |
Mantener in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "mantuviere", meaning "I will maintain".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mantuviere | I will maintain |
| Tú | mantuvieres | you will maintain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantuviere | s/he will maintain, you (formal) will maintain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantuviéremos | we will maintain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantuviereis | you (plural) will maintain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantuvieren | they will maintain, you (plural formal) will maintain |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya mantenido | I have maintained |
| Tú | hayas mantenido | you have maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya mantenido | s/he has maintained, you (formal) have maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos mantenido | we have maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis mantenido | you (plural) have maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan mantenido | they have maintained, you (plural formal) have maintained |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera mantenido | I had maintained |
| Tú | hubieras mantenido | you had maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera mantenido | s/he had maintained, you (formal) had maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos mantenido | we had maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais mantenido | you (plural) had maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran mantenido | they had maintained, you (plural formal) had maintained |
Mantener in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere mantenido", meaning "I will have maintained".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere mantenido | I will have maintained |
| Tú | hubieres mantenido | you will have maintained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere mantenido | s/he will have maintained, you (formal) will have maintained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos mantenido | we will have maintained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis mantenido | you (plural) will have maintained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren mantenido | they will have maintained, you (plural formal) will have maintained |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | mantén | (to you) maintain! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mantenga | (to you formal) maintain! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mantengamos | (to we) maintain! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mantened | (to you plural) maintain! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mantengan | (to you plural formal) maintain! |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no mantengas | (to you) don't maintain! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no mantenga | (to you formal) don't maintain! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no mantengamos | (to we) don't maintain! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no mantengáis | (to you plural) don't maintain! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no mantengan | (to you plural formal) don't maintain! |
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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