How do you conjugate Mantener in the preterite tense?

Mantener is irregular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Mantener Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo mantuve I maintained
mantuviste you maintained
él mantuvo he/she/it maintained
nosotros mantuvimos we maintained
vosotros mantuvisteis you maintained
ellos mantuvieron they maintained

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Negative Mantener Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no mantuve I did not maintain
no mantuviste you did not maintain
él no mantuvo he/she/it did not maintain
nosotros no mantuvimos we did not maintain
vosotros no mantuvisteis you did not maintain
ellos no mantuvieron they did not maintain