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Tener means 'to have' or 'to hold.' The stem changes e→ie in stressed forms (tienes, tiene, tienen), and the yo form adds -g- (tengo). Compounds like mantener and contener follow the same pattern.
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — contener
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber contenido
- Gerundio — conteniendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo contenido
- Participio — contenido
Key forms
yo
contengo
tú
contienes
él/ella
contiene
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he contenido
tú
has contenido
él/ella
ha contenido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
contuve
tú
contuviste
él/ella
contuvo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
contenía
tú
contenías
él/ella
contenía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había contenido
tú
habías contenido
él/ella
había contenido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube contenido
tú
hubiste contenido
él/ella
hubo contenido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
contendré
tú
contendrás
él/ella
contendrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
contendría
tú
contendrías
él/ella
contendría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré contenido
tú
habrás contenido
él/ella
habrá contenido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría contenido
tú
habrías contenido
él/ella
habría contenido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
contenga
tú
contengas
él/ella
contenga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya contenido
tú
hayas contenido
él/ella
haya contenido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
contuviera (contuviese)
tú
contuvieras (contuvieses)
él/ella
contuviera (contuviese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera contenido (hubiese contenido)
tú
hubieras contenido (hubieses contenido)
él/ella
hubiera contenido (hubiese contenido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
contuviere
tú
contuvieres
él/ella
contuviere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere contenido
tú
hubieres contenido
él/ella
hubiere contenido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
contén
él/ella
contenga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
contengas
él/ella
contenga
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