Mantener Conjugation in Spanish | How do you conjugate mantener?
mantener-to hold
| Participles | |
| Present: | manteniendo |
| Past: | mantenido |
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | mantengo | mantuve | mantenía | mantendría | mantendré |
| tú | mantienes | mantuviste | mantenías | mantendrías | mantendrás |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantiene | mantuvo | mantenía | mantendría | mantendrá |
| nosotros(as) | mantenemos | mantuvimos | manteníamos | mantendríamos | mantendremos |
| vosotros(as) | mantenéis | mantuvisteis | manteníais | mantendríais | mantendréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantienen | mantuvieron | mantenían | mantendrían | mantendrán |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
you | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
He/She | holds- held- held- would hold- will hold
You(formal) | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
We | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
You(informal) | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
They/You(formal) | hold- held- held- would hold- will hold
| Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
| yo | mantenga | mantuviera, mantuviese | mantuviere |
| tú | mantengas | mantuvieras, mantuvieses | mantuvieres |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantenga | mantuviera, mantuviese | mantuviere |
| nosotros(as) | mantengamos | mantuviéramos, mantuviésemos | mantuviéremos |
| vosotros(as) | mantengáis | mantuvierais, mantuvieseis | mantuviereis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantengan | mantuvieran, mantuviesen | mantuvieren |
Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future
I | hold- held- held- will hold
you | hold- held- held- will hold
He/She | holds- held- held- will hold
You(formal) | hold- held- held- will hold
We | hold- held- held- will hold
You(informal) | hold- held- held- will hold
They/You(formal) | hold- held- held- will hold
| Imperative | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| yo | ||
| tú | mantén | no mantengas |
| Ud. | mantenga | no mantenga |
| nosotros(as) | mantengamos | no mantengamos |
| vosotros(as) | mantened | no mantengáis |
| Uds. | mantengan | no mantengan |
Affirmative-Negative
I | —
you | hold- don’t hold
You(formal) | hold- don’t hold
We | let’s hold- let’s not hold
You(informal) | hold- don’t hold
They/You(formal) | hold- don’t hold
| Progressive | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | estoy manteniendo | estuve manteniendo | estaba manteniendo | estaría manteniendo | estaré manteniendo |
| tú | estás manteniendo | estuviste manteniendo | estabas manteniendo | estarías manteniendo | estarás manteniendo |
| él/ella/Ud. | está manteniendo | estuvo manteniendo | estaba manteniendo | estaría manteniendo | estará manteniendo |
| nosotros(as) | estamos manteniendo | estuvimos manteniendo | estábamos manteniendo | estaríamos manteniendo | estaremos manteniendo |
| vosotros(as) | estáis manteniendo | estuvisteis manteniendo | estabais manteniendo | estaríais manteniendo | estaréis manteniendo |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están manteniendo | estuvieron manteniendo | estaban manteniendo | estarían manteniendo | estarán manteniendo |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | am holding- was holding- was holding- would be holding- will be holding
you | are holding- were holding- were holding- would be holding- will be holding
He/She | is holding- was holding- was holding- would be holding- will be holding
You(formal) | are holding- were holding- were holding- would be holding- will be holding
We | are holding- were holding- were holding- would be holding- will be holding
You(informal) |are holding- were holding- were holding- would be holding- will be holding
They/You(formal) | are holding- were holding- were holding- would be holding- will be holding
| Perfect | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Past | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | he mantenido | hube mantenido | había mantenido | habría mantenido | habré mantenido |
| tú | has mantenido | hubiste mantenido | habías mantenido | habrías mantenido | habrás mantenido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha mantenido | hubo mantenido | había mantenido | habría mantenido | habrá mantenido |
| nosotros(as) | hemos mantenido | hubimos mantenido | habíamos mantenido | habríamos mantenido | habremos mantenido |
| vosotros(as) | habéis mantenido | hubisteis mantenido | habíais mantenido | habríais mantenido | habréis mantenido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han mantenido | hubieron mantenido | habían mantenido | habrían mantenido | habrán mantenido |
Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future
I | have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
you | have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
He/She | has held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
You(formal) | have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
We | have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
You(informal) | have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
They/You(formal) |have held- had held- had held- would have held- will have held
| Perfect Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Past | Future | |
| yo | haya mantenido | hubiera mantenido, hubiese mantenido | hubiere mantenido |
| tú | hayas mantenido | hubieras mantenido, hubieses mantenido | hubieres mantenido |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya mantenido | hubiera mantenido, hubiese mantenido | hubiere mantenido |
| nosotros(as) | hayamos mantenido | hubiéramos mantenido, hubiésemos mantenido | hubiéremos mantenido |
| vosotros(as) | hayáis mantenido | hubierais mantenido, hubieseis mantenido | hubiereis mantenido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan mantenido | hubieran mantenido, hubiesen mantenido | hubieren mantenido |
Present-Past-Future
I | have held- had held- will have held
you | have held- had held- will have held
He/She | has held- had held- will have held
You(formal) | have held- had held- will have held
We | have held- had held- will have held
You(informal) | have held- had held- will have held
They/You(formal) | have held- had held- will have held
Sentences with the conjugated verb: mantener in Spanish
| En situaciones de estrés mantengo una postura calmada. | – | In stressful situations I maintain a calm posture. |
| No mantienes ningún trabajo por más de dos meses. | – | You don’t hold any job for more than two months. |
| Ella mantiene a su hermano qué está en la universidad. | – | She supports her brother who is in college. |
| Ustedes mantienen una relación muy extraña. | – | You have a very strange relationship. |
| Mantenemos los mismos principios de siempre. | – | We keep the same principles as always. |
| Durante la crisis, mantenía a mis padres económicamente. | – | During the crisis, I supported my parents financially. |
| ¿Mantenías algún tipo de relación con Carmen? | – | Did you have any kind of relationship with Carmen? |
| En el pasado mantuve una relación con Pedro. | – | In the past I had a relationship with Pedro. |
| Mantuvimos una amistad por muchos años. | – | We maintained a friendship for many years. |
| Ellos mantuvieron una relación cordial en el trabajo. | – | They maintained a cordial relationship at work. |
| Mantendré una distancia segura. | – | I will keep a safe distance. |
| ¿Mantendrás tu trabajo en la compañía? | – | Will you keep your job at the company? |
| ¡Mantened los brazos quietos! | – | Keep your arms still! |
| Nosotros mantendremos la distancia que exige la ley. | – | We will keep the distance required by law. |
| Ellos mantendrán la relación en secreto. | – | They will keep the relationship a secret. |
| He mantenido la misma opinión desde joven. | – | I have held the same opinion since I was young. |
| ¿Has mantenido siempre la misma postura? | – | Have you always maintained the same posture? |
| Nosotros hemos mantenido esta casa por más de siete años. | – | We have maintained this house for over seven years. |
| ¡Ojalá hayas mantenido las cortinas abiertas! | – | I wish you had kept the curtains open! |
| Ellos han mantenido su fundación con ayuda de las personas que los rodean. | – | They have maintained their foundation with the help of the people around them. |
| ¡Mantén la compostura! | – | Keep your composure! |
| Habría mantenido mi promesa si no hubieses cambiado. | – | I would have kept my promise if you hadn’t changed. |
| Espero que no mantenga la misma actitud de siempre. | – | I hope you don’t keep the same old attitude. |
| ¡Qué alegría que aún mantengas el negocio! | – | Glad you’re still in business! |
| No puedo creer que mantengan las mismas creencias. | – | I can’t believe they hold the same beliefs. |
| ¡Mantengamos la calma! | – | Let’s keep calm! |
| Me enorgullece que hayan mantenido el negocio familiar. | – | I am proud that they have kept the family business. |
| ¡Ojalá no hubieras mantenido tu promesa! | – | I wish you hadn’t kept your promise! |
| No puedo creer que hayáis mantenido el lugar intacto. | – | I can’t believe you guys kept the place intact. |
| Ella mantendrá los agujeros tapados. | – | She will keep the holes covered. |