tenir: Conjugation

The tenir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb tenir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of tenir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of tenir at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jetiens
tutiens
il/elletient
noustenons
voustenez
ils/ellestiennent
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j'ai tenu
tuas tenu
il/ellea tenu
nousavons tenu
vousavez tenu
ils/ellesont tenu
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ImperfectPluperfect

jetenais
tutenais
il/elletenait
noustenions
vousteniez
ils/ellestenaient
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j'avais tenu
tuavais tenu
il/elleavait tenu
nousavions tenu
vousaviez tenu
ils/ellesavaient tenu
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FutureFuture-perfect

jetiendrai
tutiendras
il/elletiendra
noustiendrons
voustiendrez
ils/ellestiendront
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j'aurai tenu
tuauras tenu
il/elleaura tenu
nousaurons tenu
vousaurez tenu
ils/ellesauront tenu
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jetiendrais
tutiendrais
il/elletiendrait
noustiendrions
voustiendriez
ils/ellestiendraient
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j'aurais tenu
tuaurais tenu
il/elleaurait tenu
nousaurions tenu
vousauriez tenu
ils/ellesauraient tenu
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jetienne
tutiennes
il/elletienne
noustenions
vousteniez
ils/ellestiennent
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j'aie tenu
tuaies tenu
il/elleait tenu
nousayons tenu
vousayez tenu
ils/ellesaient tenu
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Past historicPast anterior

jetins
tutins
il/elletint
noustînmes
voustîntes
ils/ellestinrent
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j'eus tenu
tueus tenu
il/elleeut tenu
nouseûmes tenu
vouseûtes tenu
ils/elleseurent tenu
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