tenere

to keep, to hold

verb irregular Word 213 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate tenere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

io	tengo I keep / I am keeping / I hold / I am holding
tu	tieni you keep / you are keeping / you hold / you are holding
lui/lei	tiene he/she keeps / he/she is keeping / he/she holds / he/she is holding
noi	teniamo we keep / we are keeping / we hold / we are holding
voi	tenete you all keep / you all are keeping / you all hold / you all are holding
loro	tengono they keep / they are keeping / they hold / they are holding

io	tenevo I was keeping / I used to keep / I was holding / I used to hold
tu	tenevi you were keeping / you used to keep / you were holding / you used to hold
lui/lei	teneva he/she was keeping / he/she used to keep / he/she was holding / he/she used to hold
noi	tenevamo we were keeping / we used to keep / we were holding / we used to hold
voi	tenevate you all were keeping / you all used to keep / you all were holding / you all used to hold
loro	tenevano they were keeping / they used to keep / they were holding / they used to hold

io	terrò I will keep / I will hold
tu	terrai you will keep / you will hold
lui/lei	terrà he/she will keep / he/she will hold
noi	terremo we will keep / we will hold
voi	terrete you all will keep / you all will hold
loro	terranno they will keep / they will hold

io	ho tenuto I kept / I have kept / I held / I have held
tu	hai tenuto you kept / you have kept / you held / you have held
lui/lei	ha tenuto he/she kept / he/she has kept / he/she held / he/she has held
noi	abbiamo tenuto we kept / we have kept / we held / we have held
voi	avete tenuto you all kept / you all have kept / you all held / you all have held
loro	hanno tenuto they kept / they have kept / they held / they have held

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