| Present, | Tenanta | = Holding. |
| Past, | Teninta | = Having held. |
| Future, | Tenonta | = About (or, going) to hold. |
INDICATIVE MOOD.
Present (Simple).
| Sing. | Mi | tenas | = I hold, am holding, do hold. |
| Vi (or, ci) | tenas | = You hold, are holding, do hold. | |
| Li, ŝi, ĝi | tenas | = He, she, it holds, is holding, does hold. | |
| Plural. | Ni | tenas | = We hold, are holding, do hold. |
| Vi | tenas | = You (or, ye) hold, are holding, do hold. | |
| Ili | tenas | = They hold, are holding, do hold. |
N.B.—Ci = thou is rarely used. Vi = you is used, as in English, for both singular and plural; but when vi is plural, the participle in compound tenses takes the plural J.
Past (Simple).
Mi, vi, etc., tenis = I, you, etc., held, have (or, had) held, was holding, did hold.
Future (Simple).
Mi, vi, etc., tenos = I, you, etc., shall hold, or, shall be holding.