How do you conjugate "maintenir" in the Present Simple tense in French?

Present Simple conjugation of maintenir: je maintiens, tu maintiens, il/elle maintient, nous maintenons, vous maintenez, ils/elles maintiennent. Example: "Je maintiens ma chambre propre." — "I keep my room clean."

How do you conjugate "maintenir" in the Present Perfect tense in French?

Present Perfect conjugation of maintenir: je ai maintenu, tu as maintenu, il/elle a maintenu, nous avons maintenu, vous avez maintenu, ils/elles ont maintenu. Example: "J'ai maintenu mon poids stable." — "I've kept my weight stable."

How do you conjugate "maintenir" in the Imperfect tense in French?

Imperfect conjugation of maintenir: je maintenais, tu maintenais, il/elle maintenait, nous maintenions, vous mainteniez, ils/elles maintenaient. Example: "Je maintenais le secret." — "I was keeping the secret safe."

maintenir (to keep) — French Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

maintenir (to keep) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate maintenir (to keep) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

maintenir — Present Simple in French

maintenir Present Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	maintiens	Je maintiens ma chambre propre.	I keep my room clean.
tu	maintiens	Tu maintiens tes promesses.	You keep your promises.
il/elle	maintient	Il maintient de bonnes notes à l'école.	He/she keeps good grades at school.
nous	maintenons	Nous maintenons la tradition vivante.	We keep the tradition alive.
vous	maintenez	Vous maintenez le bureau organisé.	You all keep the office organized.
ils/elles	maintiennent	Ils maintiennent leur distance.	They keep their distance.

maintenir — Present Perfect in French

maintenir Present Perfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	ai maintenu	J'ai maintenu mon poids stable.	I've kept my weight stable.
tu	as maintenu	Tu as maintenu ton calme pendant la réunion.	You kept your calm during the meeting.
il/elle	a maintenu	Il a maintenu la pression tout le match.	He/She kept the pressure all game.
nous	avons maintenu	Nous avons maintenu de bonnes relations avec eux.	We've kept good relations with them.
vous	avez maintenu	Vous avez maintenu votre position malgré tout.	You all kept your position despite everything.
ils/elles	ont maintenu	Ils ont maintenu la tradition pendant des années.	They kept the tradition for years.

maintenir — Imperfect in French

maintenir Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	maintenais	Je maintenais le secret.	I was keeping the secret safe.
tu	maintenais	Tu maintenais ton calme.	You were keeping your cool.
il/elle	maintenait	Elle maintenait la maison chaude.	She was keeping the house warm.
nous	maintenions	Nous maintenions le contact avec eux.	We were keeping contact with them.
vous	mainteniez	Vous mainteniez la paix.	You all were keeping the peace.
ils/elles	maintenaient	Elles maintenaient leur parole.	They were keeping their word.

maintenir — to keep — French Verbs

maintenir (to keep) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

maintenir — Present Simple in French

maintenir — Present Perfect in French

maintenir — Imperfect in French