How to conjugate mantener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

mantener
to maintain
irregular verb

Mantener means to keep, preserve, or sustain something. It is used when referring to maintaining conditions, states, or possessions.

How to conjugate mantener in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
mantenía
Tú
mantenías
Él / Ella / Usted
mantenía
Nosotros / Nosotras
manteníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
manteníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mantenían

Examples of mantener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo mantenía la casa limpia.
I used to keep the house clean.
Tú
Tú mantenías una buena rutina.
You used to maintain a good routine.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella mantenía su jardín hermoso.
She used to keep her garden beautiful.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros manteníamos la calma siempre.
We used to stay calm always.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros manteníais la promesa.
You all used to keep the promise.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos mantenían contacto regularmente.
They used to keep in touch regularly.

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Yo mantenía la casa limpia.

Other conjugations of mantener

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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