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Past of the French verb retenir

The past tense conjugations for the French verb retenir, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
je retenaisI was withholding
tu retenaisyou were withholding
il retenaithe was withholding
elle retenaitshe was withholding
nous retenionswe were withholding
vous reteniezyou were withholding
ils retenaientthey were withholding
elles retenaientthey were withholding

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je retinsI withheld
tu retinsyou withheld
il retinthe withheld
elle retintshe withheld
nous retînmeswe withheld
vous retîntesyou withheld
ils retinrentthey withheld
elles retinrentthey withheld

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai retenuI have withheld
tu as retenuyou have withheld
il a retenuhe has withheld
elle a retenushe has withheld
nous avons retenuwe have withheld
vous avez retenuyou have withheld
ils ont retenuthey have withheld
elles ont retenuthey have withheld

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