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tenere
to hold; keep
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I hold |
| tu | you hold |
| lui/lei | he/she holds; you (formal) hold |
| noi | we hold |
| voi | you (plural) hold |
| loro | they hold |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I held; I have held |
| tu | you held; you have held |
| lui/lei | he/she held; he/she has held; you (formal) held; you (formal) have held |
| noi | we held; we have held |
| voi | you (plural) held; you (plural) have held |
| loro | they held; they have held |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to hold |
| tu | you used to hold |
| lui/lei | he/she used to hold; you (formal) used to hold |
| noi | we used to hold |
| voi | you (plural) used to hold |
| loro | they used to hold |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had held |
| tu | you had held |
| lui/lei | he/she had held; you (formal) had held |
| noi | we had held |
| voi | you (plural) had held |
| loro | they had held |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I held |
| tu | you held |
| lui/lei | he/she held; you (formal) held |
| noi | we held |
| voi | you (plural) held |
| loro | they held |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had held (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had held (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had held (before the next past event); you (formal) had held (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had held (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had held (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had held (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will hold |
| tu | you will hold |
| lui/lei | he/she will hold; you (formal) will hold |
| noi | we will hold |
| voi | you (plural) will hold |
| loro | they will hold |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have held |
| tu | you will have held |
| lui/lei | he/she will have held; you (formal) will have held |
| noi | we will have held |
| voi | you (plural) will have held |
| loro | they will have held |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would hold |
| tu | you would hold |
| lui/lei | he/she would hold; you (formal) would hold |
| noi | we would hold |
| voi | you (plural) would hold |
| loro | they would hold |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have held |
| tu | you would have held |
| lui/lei | he/she would have held; you (formal) would have held |
| noi | we would have held |
| voi | you (plural) would have held |
| loro | they would have held |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I hold |
| tu | (that) you hold |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she holds; (that) you (formal) hold |
| noi | (that) we hold |
| voi | (that) you (plural) hold |
| loro | (that) they hold |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have held |
| tu | (that) you have held |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has held; (that) you (formal) have held |
| noi | (that) we have held |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have held |
| loro | (that) they have held |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I held |
| tu | (that) you held |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she held; (that) you (formal) held |
| noi | (that) we held |
| voi | (that) you (plural) held |
| loro | (that) they held |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had held |
| tu | (that) you had held |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had held; (that) you (formal) had held |
| noi | (that) we had held |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had held |
| loro | (that) they had held |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | hold! |
| lui/lei | hold! (formal) |
| noi | let's hold! |
| voi | hold! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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