Keeping an agreement or state

An agreement or a condition can remain in place.

The idea

Use mantener with an object to keep it in place; the present includes mantengo and mantienes.

Mantengo mi compromiso con el equipo.I keep my commitment to the team.
La biblioteca mantiene el horario durante el verano.The library keeps its hours during the summer.
Mantenemos la puerta cerrada por seguridad.We keep the door closed for safety.
El consejo mantiene el acuerdo anterior.The council keeps the previous agreement in place.
¿Mantienes la calma en las reuniones difíciles?Do you stay calm in difficult meetings?
Las plantas mantienen húmedo el suelo del jardín.The plants keep the garden soil moist.

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Do not use mantengo with a third-person subject; use mantiene.

Choose the correct option: Yo ___ la promesa. (mantengo / mantiene)
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mantengo
mantengo: the speaker is keeping the promise.
Choose the correct option: El comité ___ el pacto. (mantiene / mantengo)
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mantiene
mantiene: the singular committee is the subject.
Choose the correct option: Mantenemos la ventana ___. (cerrada / cerrado)
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cerrada
cerrada: the door remains closed.

Describe an agreement and a condition you keep.