maintenir

to keep

French verb

maintenir — Present Simple in French

maintenir Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jemaintiensI keep my room clean.Je maintiens ma chambre propre.
tumaintiensYou keep your promises.Tu maintiens tes promesses.
il/ellemaintientHe/she keeps good grades at school.Il maintient de bonnes notes à l'école.
nousmaintenonsWe keep the tradition alive.Nous maintenons la tradition vivante.
vousmaintenezYou all keep the office organized.Vous maintenez le bureau organisé.
ils/ellesmaintiennentThey keep their distance.Ils maintiennent leur distance.

maintenir — Past Compound in French

maintenir Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeai maintenuI've kept my weight stable.J'ai maintenu mon poids stable.
tuas maintenuYou kept your calm during the meeting.Tu as maintenu ton calme pendant la réunion.
il/ellea maintenuHe/She kept the pressure all game.Il a maintenu la pression tout le match.
nousavons maintenuWe've kept good relations with them.Nous avons maintenu de bonnes relations avec eux.
vousavez maintenuYou all kept your position despite everything.Vous avez maintenu votre position malgré tout.
ils/ellesont maintenuThey kept the tradition for years.Ils ont maintenu la tradition pendant des années.

maintenir — Imperfect in French

maintenir Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jemaintenaisI was keeping the secret safe.Je maintenais le secret.
tumaintenaisYou were keeping your cool.Tu maintenais ton calme.
il/ellemaintenaitShe was keeping the house warm.Elle maintenait la maison chaude.
nousmaintenionsWe were keeping contact with them.Nous maintenions le contact avec eux.
vousmainteniezYou all were keeping the peace.Vous mainteniez la paix.
ils/ellesmaintenaientThey were keeping their word.Elles maintenaient leur parole.

maintenir — Future in French

maintenir Future conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jemaintiendraiI'll keep my focus tomorrow.Je maintiendrai ma concentration demain.
tumaintiendrasYou'll keep the rhythm going.Tu maintiendras le rythme.
il/ellemaintiendraHe'll keep his position.Il maintiendra sa position.
nousmaintiendronsWe'll keep the price low.Nous maintiendrons le prix bas.
vousmaintiendrezYou all will keep the schedule.Vous maintiendrez l'horaire.
ils/ellesmaintiendrontThey'll keep their energy up.Ils maintiendront leur énergie.

maintenir — Conditional in French

maintenir Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jemaintiendraisI'd keep it simple.Je le maintiendrais simple.
tumaintiendraisYou'd keep better balance.Tu maintiendrais un meilleur équilibre.
il/ellemaintiendraitShe'd keep her opinion.Elle maintiendrait son opinion.
nousmaintiendrionsWe'd keep the same speed.Nous maintiendrions la même vitesse.
vousmaintiendriezYou all would keep order here.Vous maintiendriez l'ordre ici.
ils/ellesmaintiendraientThey'd keep their habits.Elles maintiendraient leurs habitudes.

maintenir — Present Subjunctive in French

maintenir Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jemaintienneI doubt I can keep this pace.Je doute que je maintienne ce rythme.
tumaintiennesIt's important that you keep your promise.Il est important que tu maintiennes ta promesse.
il/ellemaintienneI want him/her to keep the temperature stable.Je veux qu'il maintienne la température stable.
nousmaintenionsThey need us to keep order here.Ils ont besoin que nous maintenions l'ordre ici.
vousmainteniezI prefer that you all keep your distance.Je préfère que vous mainteniez vos distances.
ils/ellesmaintiennentIt's necessary that they keep their position.Il faut qu'ils maintiennent leur position.