Conjugate mantener in Spanish
to maintain / to keep
mantener is an irregular -er verb ranked #58 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo mantengo todos los días." (I maintain every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
mantener — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to maintain / to keep · -er verb · irregular (go-verb + stem-changing) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantengo * |
| tú | mantienes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantiene * |
| nosotros | mantenemos |
| vosotros | mantenéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantienen * |
Yo mantengo todos los días.
I maintain every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantuve * |
| tú | mantuviste * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantuvo * |
| nosotros | mantuvimos * |
| vosotros | mantuvisteis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantuvieron * |
Ayer mantuve por primera vez.
Yesterday I maintaind for the first time.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantenía |
| tú | mantenías |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantenía |
| nosotros | manteníamos |
| vosotros | manteníais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantenían |
Antes yo mantenía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to maintain / to keep often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantendré * |
| tú | mantendrás * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantendrá * |
| nosotros | mantendremos * |
| vosotros | mantendréis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantendrán * |
Mañana yo mantendré.
Tomorrow I will maintain / to keep.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantendría * |
| tú | mantendrías * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantendría * |
| nosotros | mantendríamos * |
| vosotros | mantendríais * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantendrían * |
Si pudiera, yo mantendría.
If I could, I would maintain / to keep.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | mantenga * |
| tú | mantengas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantenga * |
| nosotros | mantengamos * |
| vosotros | mantengáis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantengan * |
Quiero que tú mantengas más.
I want you to maintain more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | mantén * |
| él/ella/Ud. | mantenga * |
| nosotros | mantengamos * |
| vosotros | mantened |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | mantengan * |
¡Mantén!
Maintain / to keep!
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Example sentences
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Yo mantengo todos los días.
I maintain every day.
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¿Tú mantienes mucho?
Do you maintain a lot?
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Él mantiene con frecuencia.
He maintains often.
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Nosotros mantenemos juntos.
We maintain together.
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Ellos mantienen bien.
They maintain well.
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Ayer mantuve por primera vez.
Yesterday I maintaind for the first time.
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Quiero que tú mantengas más.
I want you to maintain more.
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Es importante mantener correctamente.
It is important to maintain / to keep correctly.
Common phrases with mantener
- mantener bien to maintain well
- mantener mucho to maintain a lot
- dejar de mantener to stop maintaining
- volver a mantener to maintain again