How to conjugate mantener in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
manteniera
Tú
mantuvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
mantuviere
Nosotros / Nosotras
mantuviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
mantuvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mantuvieran

Examples of mantener in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que mantuviera la calma.
I hoped he/she maintained calm.
Tú
Querías que mantuvieras la promesa.
You wanted you kept the promise.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que él mantuviere la verdad.
I doubted he maintained the truth.
Nosotros / Nosotras
No creíamos que mantuviéramos el secreto.
We didn't believe we kept the secret.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Ojalá que mantuvierais la paciencia.
I wish you all maintained patience.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos mantuvieran la fe.
I didn't think they maintained the faith.

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Esperaba que mantuviera la calma.

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Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
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 Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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