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All the words: Italiano

tenere

Level A1

Meaning

to hold, to keep

Example

Tieni la borsa mentre pago?

Can you hold the bag while I pay?

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
tengo
you (sg.)
tieni
he, she
tiene
we
teniamo
you (pl.)
tenete
they
tengono
imperfect
I
tenevo
you (sg.)
tenevi
he, she
teneva
we
tenevamo
you (pl.)
tenevate
they
tenevano
imperative
you (sg.)
tieni
he, she
tenga
we
teniamo
you (pl.)
tenete
they
tengano
future
I
terrò
you (sg.)
terrai
he, she
terrà
we
terremo
you (pl.)
terrete
they
terranno
conditional
I
terrei
you (sg.)
terresti
he, she
terrebbe
we
terremmo
you (pl.)
terreste
they
terrebbero
present subjunctive
I
tenga
you (sg.)
tenga
he, she
tenga
we
teniamo
you (pl.)
teniate
they
tengano
imperfect subjunctive
I
tenessi
you (sg.)
tenessi
he, she
tenesse
we
tenessimo
you (pl.)
teneste
they
tenessero
simple past
I
tenni
you (sg.)
tenesti
he, she
tenne
we
tenemmo
you (pl.)
teneste
they
tennero

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