Infinitive
Gerund
en tenant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | tieng; tien |
| 2nd sing. | tiens |
| 3rd sing. | tient |
| 1st plur. | tenons |
| 2nd plur. | tenez |
| 3rd plur. | tienent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | tenoie; teneie |
| 2nd sing. | tenoies; teneies |
| 3rd sing. | tenoit; teneit |
| 1st plur. | teniiens; teniens |
| 2nd plur. | teniiez; teniez |
| 3rd plur. | tenoient; teneient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | tin |
| 2nd sing. | tenis |
| 3rd sing. | tint |
| 1st plur. | tenimes |
| 2nd plur. | tenistes |
| 3rd plur. | tindrent; tinrent |
Future
| 1st sing. | tendrai |
| 2nd sing. | tendras |
| 3rd sing. | tendra |
| 1st plur. | tendrons |
| 2nd plur. | tendroiz; tendreiz; tendrez |
| 3rd plur. | tendront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | tendroie; tendreie |
| 2nd sing. | tendroies; tendreies |
| 3rd sing. | tendroit; tendreit |
| 1st plur. | tendriiens; tendriens |
| 2nd plur. | tendriiez; tendriez |
| 3rd plur. | tendroient; tendreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | tiegne |
| 2nd sing. | tiegnes |
| 3rd sing. | tiegne |
| 1st plur. | tiegniens; tiegnons |
| 2nd plur. | tiegniez |
| 3rd plur. | tiegnent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | tenisse |
| 2nd sing. | tenisses |
| 3rd sing. | tenist |
| 1st plur. | tenissons; tenissiens |
| 2nd plur. | tenissoiz; tenissez; tenissiez |
| 3rd plur. | tenissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | tien |
| 1st plur. | tenons |
| 2nd plur. | tenez |
Verbs conjugated like tenir
tenir,
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.
Verbs referencing "tenir"
French
tenir, Wallon tni, Middle English
teynen.
Sample Sentences
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