mantenerverb
Mantener means to maintain or to keep in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as mantiene, mantienen and mantuvo.
- to maintain, to keep
Debe mantener su promesa.
You have to keep your promise.
Debemos mantener la calma.
We must keep calm.
Siempre mantengo mis promesas.
I always keep my promises.
Déjelos mantener sus trabajos.
Let them keep their jobs.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| mantiene | he, she, it | Present |
| mantienen | they | Present |
| mantuvo | he, she, it | Preterite |
| manteniendo | Gerund | |
| mantenido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| mantenga | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| mantendrá | he, she, it | Future |
| mantenía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| mantuvieron | they | Preterite |
| mantengan | they | Present subjunctive |
| mantenemos | we | Present |