Présent
What is happening now, habits, and general truths.
- je tiens
- tu tiens
- il / elle / on tient
- nous tenons
- vous tenez
- ils / elles tiennent
to hold
3rd group, irregular verb, auxiliary avoir, past participle tenu.
Enough to talk about the present, the past, and the future.
What is happening now, habits, and general truths.
The everyday past for a finished action.
The spoken future for plans and near events.