Retener

to retain

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retener

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

reteniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reteno I retain	I retain
tú	retenes you retain	you retain
él/ella/usted	retene he/she/you retains	he/she/you retains
nosotros	retenemos we retain	we retain
vosotros	retenéis you all retain	you all retain
ellos/ustedes	retenen they/you all retain	they/you all retain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retenía I used to retain	I used to retain
tú	retenías you used to retain	you used to retain
él/ella/usted	retenía he/she/you used to retain	he/she/you used to retain
nosotros	reteníamos we used to retain	we used to retain
vosotros	reteníais you all used to retain	you all used to retain
ellos/ustedes	retenían they/you all used to retain	they/you all used to retain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retení I retained	I retained
tú	reteniste you retained	you retained
él/ella/usted	retenió he/she/you retained	he/she/you retained
nosotros	retenimos we retained	we retained
vosotros	retenisteis you all retained	you all retained
ellos/ustedes	retenieron they/you all retained	they/you all retained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reteneré I will retain	I will retain
tú	retenerás you will retain	you will retain
él/ella/usted	retenerá he/she/you will retain	he/she/you will retain
nosotros	reteneremos we will retain	we will retain
vosotros	reteneréis you all will retain	you all will retain
ellos/ustedes	retenerán they/you all will retain	they/you all will retain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retenería I would retain	I would retain
tú	retenerías you would retain	you would retain
él/ella/usted	retenería he/she/you would retain	he/she/you would retain
nosotros	reteneríamos we would retain	we would retain
vosotros	reteneríais you all would retain	you all would retain
ellos/ustedes	retenerían they/you all would retain	they/you all would retain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retena that I retain	that I retain
tú	retenas that you retain	that you retain
él/ella/usted	retena that he/she/you retain	that he/she/you retain
nosotros	retenamos that we retain	that we retain
vosotros	retenáis that you all retain	that you all retain
ellos/ustedes	retenan that they/you all retain	that they/you all retain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reteniera or reteniese that I retained	that I retained
tú	retenieras or retenieses that you retained	that you retained
él/ella/usted	reteniera or reteniese that he/she/you retained	that he/she/you retained
nosotros	reteniéramos or reteniésemos that we retained	that we retained
vosotros	retenierais or retenieseis that you all retained	that you all retained
ellos/ustedes	retenieran or reteniesen that they/you all retained	that they/you all retained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	retene	retain! (you)
usted	retena	retain! (you formal)
nosotros	retenamos	let's retain!
vosotros	retened	retain! (you all)
ustedes	retenan	retain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retenas	don't retain! (you)
usted	no retena	don't retain! (you formal)
nosotros	no retenamos	let's not retain!
vosotros	no retenáis	don't retain! (you all)
ustedes	no retenan	don't retain! (you all)

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