The Conditional Mood of mantener is used to express hypothetical situations or possibilities in the future, for example: Si tuvieras más tiempo, mantendrías un jardín. (If you had more time, you would maintain a garden.)

Mantener is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes in certain conjugations. For the Conditional, the e changes to ie in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Mantener (to maintain) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of mantener is used to express hypothetical situations, wishes, or possibilities in the future.

To maintain or keep something: For example, Mantendría mi promesa de ayudarte. (I would keep my promise to help you.)

To continue doing something: For example, Mantendría mi rutina de ejercicio. (I would maintain my exercise routine.)

To support or sustain: For example, Mantendría a mi familia con mi trabajo. (I would support my family with my job.)

To preserve or conserve: For example, Mantendría las tradiciones de mi pueblo. (I would preserve the traditions of my town.)

To insist or persist (colloquial): For example, Mantendría que tengo razón. (I would insist that I’m right.)

Examples

Examples of Mantener in the Conditional Mood

Si mantendría una actitud positiva, las cosas saldrían mejor. (If you would keep a positive attitude, things would go better.)

Ellos mantendrían su promesa de ayudar a los necesitados. (They would keep their promise to help those in need.)

¿Mantendríamos la calma en una situación de emergencia? (Would we keep calm in an emergency situation?)

Los padres mantendrían a sus hijos alejados de las malas influencias. (Parents would keep their children away from bad influences.)

¿Mantendríais el secreto entre nosotros? (Would you all keep the secret between us?)

En una emergencia, mantendría la calma y seguiría las instrucciones. (In an emergency, I would keep calm and follow the instructions.)

Los empleados mantendrían un alto nivel de productividad para impresionar a su jefe. (The employees would keep a high level of productivity to impress their boss.)

¿Mantendríamos nuestras tradiciones culturales en un país extranjero? (Would we keep our cultural traditions in a foreign country?)

Ella mantendría su promesa de estar ahí para su familia, pase lo que pase. (She would keep her promise to be there for her family, no matter what.)

Los activistas mantendrían su lucha por los derechos humanos a pesar de las amenazas. (The activists would keep their fight for human rights despite threats.)

¿Mantendríais vuestras creencias religiosas en un ambiente hostil? (Would you all keep your religious beliefs in a hostile environment?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Mantener (to maintain) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

This post covers Castilian Spanish. For Latin American Spanish, click here

Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.