Tenir Conjugation - Conjugate Tenir in French

Tenir Conjugation

Tenir is a French irregular verb meaning to hold. Tenir appears on the 100 Most Used French Verbs Poster as the 40th most used irregular verb.

Tenir Conjugation: Present Tense

je tiens
tu tiens
il/elle tient
nous tenons
vous tenez
ils/elles tiennent

*Irregular forms in bold.

Tenir Passé Composé

The passé composé of Tenir is formed by combining the auxiliary verb avoir with the past participle tenu.

Tenir Participe Présent

The participe présent of Tenir is tenant.

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