mantener (maintain) — Spanish Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate mantener (maintain) across all tenses in Spanish. Each tense includes real example sentences in Spanish and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
mantener — Present Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantengo | Mantengo un estilo de vida saludable. | I maintain a healthy lifestyle. |
| tú | mantienes | Mantienes una buena relación con tus vecinos. | You maintain a good relationship with your neighbors. |
| él/ella | mantiene | Ella mantiene el jardín todos los fines de semana. | She maintains the garden every weekend. |
| nosotros | mantenemos | Mantenemos contacto con nuestros amigos de la escuela. | We maintain contact with our friends from school. |
| ustedes | mantienen | Ustedes mantienen el parque limpio. | You all maintain the park clean. |
mantener — Past Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantuve | Mantuve mi concentración durante el examen. | I maintained my focus during the exam. |
| tú | mantuviste | Mantuviste bien el equipo. | You maintained the equipment well. |
| él/ella | mantuvo | Él mantuvo su posición durante la reunión. | He maintained his position during the meeting. |
| nosotros | mantuvimos | Mantuvimos la tradición por muchos años. | We maintained the tradition for many years. |
| ustedes | mantuvieron | Ustedes mantuvieron la casa en buen estado. | You all maintained the house in good condition. |
mantener — Past Imperfect in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantenía | Mantenía mi coche regularmente. | I was maintaining my car regularly. |
| tú | mantenías | Mantenías un diario en ese entonces. | You were maintaining a diary back then. |
| él/ella | mantenía | Ella mantenía sus calificaciones durante el semestre. | She was maintaining her grades throughout the semester. |
| nosotros | manteníamos | Manteníamos una dieta equilibrada. | We were maintaining a balanced diet. |
| ustedes | mantenían | Ellos mantenían la tradición cada año. | They were maintaining the tradition every year. |
mantener — Future in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantendré | Mantendré mi rutina de ejercicios. | I will maintain my exercise routine. |
| tú | mantendrás | Mantendrás el jardín la próxima semana. | You will maintain the garden next week. |
| él/ella | mantendrá | Él mantendrá su promesa de visitar. | He will maintain his promise to visit. |
| nosotros | mantendremos | Mantendremos el proyecto en el cronograma. | We will maintain the project on schedule. |
| ustedes | mantendrán | Ustedes mantendrán la biblioteca organizada. | You all will maintain the library organized. |
mantener — Conditional in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantendría | Mantendría un diario si tuviera más tiempo. | I would maintain a journal if I had more time. |
| tú | mantendrías | Mantendrías la paz si estuvieras a cargo. | You would maintain the peace if you were in charge. |
| él/ella | mantendría | Ella mantendría contacto si tuviera tu número. | She would maintain contact if she had your number. |
| nosotros | mantendríamos | Mantendríamos la tradición si dependiera de nosotros. | We would maintain the tradition if it were up to us. |
| ustedes | mantendrían | Ellos mantendrían el horario si tuvieran más ayuda. | They would maintain the schedule if they had more help. |
mantener — Present Subjunctive in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mantenga | Espero que mantenga mi salud este año. | I hope that I maintain my health this year. |
| tú | mantengas | Espero que mantengas tu entusiasmo. | I hope you maintain your enthusiasm. |
| él/ella | mantenga | Es importante que mantenga su compostura. | It's important that he maintains his composure. |
| nosotros | mantengamos | Esperamos que mantengamos nuestra amistad. | We hope we maintain our friendship. |
| ustedes | mantengan | Espero que mantengan la calidad de su trabajo. | I hope you all maintain the quality of your work. |