Detentar

to hold

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

detentar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

detentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

detentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detento I hold	I hold
tú	detentas you hold	you hold
él/ella/usted	detenta he/she/you holds	he/she/you holds
nosotros	detentamos we hold	we hold
vosotros	detentáis you all hold	you all hold
ellos/ustedes	detentan they/you all hold	they/you all hold

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detentaba I used to hold	I used to hold
tú	detentabas you used to hold	you used to hold
él/ella/usted	detentaba he/she/you used to hold	he/she/you used to hold
nosotros	detentábamos we used to hold	we used to hold
vosotros	detentabais you all used to hold	you all used to hold
ellos/ustedes	detentaban they/you all used to hold	they/you all used to hold

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detenté I held	I held
tú	detentaste you held	you held
él/ella/usted	detentó he/she/you held	he/she/you held
nosotros	detentamos we held	we held
vosotros	detentasteis you all held	you all held
ellos/ustedes	detentaron they/you all held	they/you all held

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detentaré I will hold	I will hold
tú	detentarás you will hold	you will hold
él/ella/usted	detentará he/she/you will hold	he/she/you will hold
nosotros	detentaremos we will hold	we will hold
vosotros	detentaréis you all will hold	you all will hold
ellos/ustedes	detentarán they/you all will hold	they/you all will hold

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detentaría I would hold	I would hold
tú	detentarías you would hold	you would hold
él/ella/usted	detentaría he/she/you would hold	he/she/you would hold
nosotros	detentaríamos we would hold	we would hold
vosotros	detentaríais you all would hold	you all would hold
ellos/ustedes	detentarían they/you all would hold	they/you all would hold

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detente that I hold	that I hold
tú	detentes that you hold	that you hold
él/ella/usted	detente that he/she/you hold	that he/she/you hold
nosotros	detentemos that we hold	that we hold
vosotros	detentéis that you all hold	that you all hold
ellos/ustedes	detenten that they/you all hold	that they/you all hold

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detentara or detentase that I held	that I held
tú	detentaras or detentases that you held	that you held
él/ella/usted	detentara or detentase that he/she/you held	that he/she/you held
nosotros	detentáramos or detentásemos that we held	that we held
vosotros	detentarais or detentaseis that you all held	that you all held
ellos/ustedes	detentaran or detentasen that they/you all held	that they/you all held

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he detentado I have held	I have held
tú	has detentado you have held	you have held
él/ella/usted	ha detentado he/she/you have held	he/she/you have held
nosotros	hemos detentado we have held	we have held
vosotros	habéis detentado you all have held	you all have held
ellos/ustedes	han detentado they/you all have held	they/you all have held

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había detentado I had held	I had held
tú	habías detentado you had held	you had held
él/ella/usted	había detentado he/she/you had held	he/she/you had held
nosotros	habíamos detentado we had held	we had held
vosotros	habíais detentado you all had held	you all had held
ellos/ustedes	habían detentado they/you all had held	they/you all had held

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube detentado I had held	I had held
tú	hubiste detentado you had held	you had held
él/ella/usted	hubo detentado he/she/you had held	he/she/you had held
nosotros	hubimos detentado we had held	we had held
vosotros	hubisteis detentado you all had held	you all had held
ellos/ustedes	hubieron detentado they/you all had held	they/you all had held

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré detentado I will have held	I will have held
tú	habrás detentado you will have held	you will have held
él/ella/usted	habrá detentado he/she/you will have held	he/she/you will have held
nosotros	habremos detentado we will have held	we will have held
vosotros	habréis detentado you all will have held	you all will have held
ellos/ustedes	habrán detentado they/you all will have held	they/you all will have held

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría detentado I would have held	I would have held
tú	habrías detentado you would have held	you would have held
él/ella/usted	habría detentado he/she/you would have held	he/she/you would have held
nosotros	habríamos detentado we would have held	we would have held
vosotros	habríais detentado you all would have held	you all would have held
ellos/ustedes	habrían detentado they/you all would have held	they/you all would have held

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya detentado that I have held	that I have held
tú	hayas detentado that you have held	that you have held
él/ella/usted	haya detentado that he/she/you have held	that he/she/you have held
nosotros	hayamos detentado that we have held	that we have held
vosotros	hayáis detentado that you all have held	that you all have held
ellos/ustedes	hayan detentado that they/you all have held	that they/you all have held

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera detentado that I had held	that I had held
tú	hubieras detentado that you had held	that you had held
él/ella/usted	hubiera detentado that he/she/you had held	that he/she/you had held
nosotros	hubiéramos detentado that we had held	that we had held
vosotros	hubierais detentado that you all had held	that you all had held
ellos/ustedes	hubieran detentado that they/you all had held	that they/you all had held

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	detenta	hold! (you)
usted	detente	hold! (you formal)
nosotros	detentemos	let's hold!
vosotros	detentad	hold! (you all)
ustedes	detenten	hold! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no detentes	don't hold! (you)
usted	no detente	don't hold! (you formal)
nosotros	no detentemos	let's not hold!
vosotros	no detentéis	don't hold! (you all)
ustedes	no detenten	don't hold! (you all)

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