tenir — to have; to hold; to keep
tenir is the #240 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to have; to hold; to keep” and is pronounced /tə.niʁ/.
#240frequency rank
0.05%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of tenir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tenir | infinitive | to have |
| tenant | -ing form | having |
| tenu | past participle | had |
| tiens | I · present | I have |
| tiens | you · present | you have |
| tient | he/she · present | he/she has |
| tenons | we · present | we have |
| tenez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| tiennent | they · present | they have |
| tenais | I · imperfect | I used to have |
| tenais | you · imperfect | you used to have |
| tenait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to have |
| tenions | we · imperfect | we used to have |
| teniez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to have |
| tenaient | they · imperfect | they used to have |
| tins | I · past | I had |
| tins | you · past | you had |
| tint | he/she · past | he/she had |
| tînmes | we · past | we had |
| tîntes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| tinrent | they · past | they had |
| tiendrai | I · future | I will have |
| tiendras | you · future | you will have |
| tiendra | he/she · future | he/she will have |
| tiendrons | we · future | we will have |
| tiendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will have |
| tiendront | they · future | they will have |
| tiendrais | I · conditional | I would have |
| tiendrais | you · conditional | you would have |
| tiendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| tiendrions | we · conditional | we would have |
| tiendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would have |
| tiendraient | they · conditional | they would have |
| tienne | I · subjunctive present | (that) I have |
| tiennes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| tienne | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she have |
| tenions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we have |
| teniez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) have |
| tiennent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they have |
| tinsse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I had |
| tinsses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you had |
| tînt | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she had |
| tinssions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we had |
| tinssiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) had |
| tinssent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they had |
| tiens | you · command | have! |
| tenons | we · command | have! (to several) |
| tenez | you (pl.) · command | have! (to several) |
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