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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

manter

to keep, to maintain

  • #391 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: mantendo
  • Past participle: mantido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you keep
  3. nós we keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all keep

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I kept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you kept
  3. nós we kept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all kept

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to keep
  3. nós we are going to keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to keep

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to keep
  3. nós we used to keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to keep

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would keep
  3. nós we would keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would keep

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you keep
  3. nós (that) we keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all keep

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I kept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you kept
  3. nós (if) we kept
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all kept

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I keep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you keep
  3. nós (when) we keep
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all keep

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você keep!
  2. vocês keep! (all of you)

How to use manter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu mantenho contato com os amigos da faculdade.

    I keep in touch with my college friends.

  2. Past

    Ela manteve a calma durante toda a discussão.

    She kept calm throughout the whole argument.

  3. Future

    A loja vai manter os preços até dezembro.

    The store is going to keep the prices until December.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai mantinha o carro sempre limpo.

    My father always kept the car clean.

  5. Conditional

    Eu manteria o sofá e trocaria só a mesa.

    I'd keep the couch and change only the table.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você mantenha a promessa dessa vez.

    I hope you keep your promise this time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles mantivessem o horário, ninguém reclamaria.

    If they kept to the schedule, nobody would complain.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto você mantiver o foco, vai dar certo.

    As long as you stay focused, it's going to work out.

  9. Imperative

    Mantenha a porta fechada por causa do gato.

    Keep the door closed because of the cat.

Good to know

  • "Manter" conjugates like "ter": mantenho, manteve, mantinha.
  • "Manter contato" is to keep in touch; "manter a calma" is to keep calm.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.