Conjugation of tenere (to hold, to keep) in Italian
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The Italian irregular verb tenere means to hold, to keep.
Below you will find the complete conjugation.
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Tenere | |
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Io | tengo |
Tu | tieni |
Egli / ella | tiene |
Noi | teniamo |
Voi | tenete |
Essi / esse | tengono |
Tenere | |
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Io | ho tenuto |
Tu | hai tenuto |
Egli / ella | ha tenuto |
Noi | abbiamo tenuto |
Voi | avete tenuto |
Essi / esse | hanno tenuto |
Tenere | |
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Io | tenevo |
Tu | tenevi |
Egli / ella | teneva |
Noi | tenevamo |
Voi | tenevate |
Essi / esse | tenevano |
Tenere | |
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Io | avevo tenuto |
Tu | avevi tenuto |
Egli / ella | aveva tenuto |
Noi | avevamo tenuto |
Voi | avevate tenuto |
Essi / esse | avevano tenuto |
Tenere | |
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Io | tenni / tenei |
Tu | tenesti |
Egli / ella | tenne / tené |
Noi | tenemmo |
Voi | teneste |
Essi / esse | tennero / tenerono |
Tenere | |
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Io | ebbi tenuto |
Tu | avesti tenuto |
Egli / ella | ebbe tenuto |
Noi | avemmo tenuto |
Voi | aveste tenuto |
Essi / esse | ebbero tenuto |
Tenere | |
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Io | terrò |
Tu | terrai |
Egli / ella | terrà |
Noi | terremo |
Voi | terrete |
Essi / esse | terranno |
Tenere | |
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Io | avrò tenuto |
Tu | avrai tenuto |
Egli / ella | avrà tenuto |
Noi | avremo tenuto |
Voi | avrete tenuto |
Essi / esse | avranno tenuto |
Tenere | |
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(Che) io | tenga |
(Che) tu | tenga |
(Che) egli / ella | tenga |
(Che) noi | teniamo |
(Che) voi | teniate |
(Che) essi / esse | tengano |
Tenere | |
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(Che) io | abbia tenuto |
(Che) tu | abbia tenuto |
(Che) egli / ella | abbia tenuto |
(Che) noi | abbiamo tenuto |
(Che) voi | abbiate tenuto |
(Che) essi / esse | abbiano tenuto |
Tenere | |
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(Che) io | tenessi |
(Che) tu | tenessi |
(Che) egli / ella | tenesse |
(Che) noi | tenessimo |
(Che) voi | teneste |
(Che) essi / esse | tenessero |
Tenere | |
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(Che) io | avessi tenuto |
(Che) tu | avessi tenuto |
(Che) egli / ella | avesse tenuto |
(Che) noi | avessimo tenuto |
(Che) voi | aveste tenuto |
(Che) essi / esse | avessero tenuto |
Tenere | |
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Io | terrei |
Tu | terresti |
Egli / ella | terrebbe |
Noi | terremmo |
Voi | terreste |
Essi / esse | terrebbero |
Tenere | |
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Io | avrei tenuto |
Tu | avresti tenuto |
Egli / ella | avrebbe tenuto |
Noi | avremmo tenuto |
Voi | avreste tenuto |
Essi / esse | avrebbero tenuto |
Presente | |
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Io | - |
Tu | tieni |
Egli / ella | tenga |
Noi | teniamo |
Voi | tenete |
Essi / esse | tengano |
Presente | Passato |
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tenere | avere tenuto |
Presente | Passato |
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tenente | tenuto |
Presente | Passato |
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tenendo | avendo tenuto |
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