Conjugation of the Spanish verb detener
A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb detener, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| detener | to detain | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo detengo | I detain | |
| tú detienes | you detain | |
| él detiene | he detains | |
| ella detiene | she detains | |
| nosotros detenemos | we detain | |
| vosotros detenéis | you detain | |
| ellos detienen | they detain | |
| ellas detienen | they detain | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo detenía | I was detaining | |
| tú detenías | you were detaining | |
| él detenía | he was detaining | |
| ella detenía | she was detaining | |
| nosotros deteníamos | we were detaining | |
| vosotros deteníais | you were detaining | |
| ellos detenían | they were detaining | |
| ellas detenían | they were detaining | |
| Preterite | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo detuve | I detained | |
| tú detuviste | you detained | |
| él detuvo | he detained | |
| ella detuvo | she detained | |
| nosotros detuvimos | we detained | |
| vosotros detuvisteis | you detained | |
| ellos detuvieron | they detained | |
| ellas detuvieron | they detained | |
| Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo he detenido | I have detained | |
| tú has detenido | you have detained | |
| él ha detenido | he has detained | |
| ella ha detenido | she has detained | |
| nosotros hemos detenido | we have detained | |
| vosotros habéis detenido | you have detained | |
| ellos han detenido | they have detained | |
| ellas han detenido | they have detained | |
| Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo había detenido | I had detained | |
| tú habías detenido | you had detained | |
| él había detenido | he had detained | |
| ella había detenido | she had detained | |
| nosotros habíamos detenido | we had detained | |
| vosotros habíais detenido | you had detained | |
| ellos habían detenido | they had detained | |
| ellas habían detenido | they had detained | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo detendré | I will detain | |
| tú detendrás | you will detain | |
| él detendrá | he will detain | |
| ella detendrá | she will detain | |
| nosotros detendremos | we will detain | |
| vosotros detendréis | you will detain | |
| ellos detendrán | they will detain | |
| ellas detendrán | they will detain | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habré detenido | I will have detained | |
| tú habrás detenido | you will have detained | |
| él habrá detenido | he will have detained | |
| ella habrá detenido | she will have detained | |
| nosotros habremos detenido | we will have detained | |
| vosotros habréis detenido | you will have detained | |
| ellos habrán detenido | they will have detained | |
| ellas habrán detenido | they will have detained | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo detendría | I would detain | |
| tú detendrías | you would detain | |
| él detendría | he would detain | |
| ella detendría | she would detain | |
| nosotros detendríamos | we would detain | |
| vosotros detendríais | you would detain | |
| ellos detendrían | they would detain | |
| ellas detendrían | they would detain | |
| Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habría detenido | I would have detained | |
| tú habrías detenido | you would have detained | |
| él habría detenido | he would have detained | |
| ella habría detenido | she would have detained | |
| nosotros habríamos detenido | we would have detained | |
| vosotros habríais detenido | you would have detained | |
| ellos habrían detenido | they would have detained | |
| ellas habrían detenido | they would have detained | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo detenga | (... that) I detain | |
| (... que) tú detengas | (... that) you detain | |
| (... que) él detenga | (... that) he detains | |
| (... que) ella detenga | (... that) she detains | |
| (... que) nosotros detengamos | (... that) we detain | |
| (... que) vosotros detengáis | (... that) you detain | |
| (... que) ellos detengan | (... that) they detain | |
| (... que) ellas detengan | (... that) they detain | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo detuviera | (... that) I was detaining | |
| (... que) tú detuvieras | (... that) you were detaining | |
| (... que) él detuviera | (... that) he was detaining | |
| (... que) ella detuviera | (... that) she was detaining | |
| (... que) nosotros detuviéramos | (... that) we were detaining | |
| (... que) vosotros detuvierais | (... that) you were detaining | |
| (... que) ellos detuvieran | (... that) they were detaining | |
| (... que) ellas detuvieran | (... that) they were detaining | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| detengamos | Let's detain | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| deteniendo | detaining | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| detenido | detained | |
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