Conjugation of the Spanish verb retener
A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb retener, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| retener | to withhold | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo retengo | I withhold | |
| tú retienes | you withhold | |
| él retiene | he withholds | |
| ella retiene | she withholds | |
| nosotros retenemos | we withhold | |
| vosotros retenéis | you withhold | |
| ellos retienen | they withhold | |
| ellas retienen | they withhold | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo retenía | I was withholding | |
| tú retenías | you were withholding | |
| él retenía | he was withholding | |
| ella retenía | she was withholding | |
| nosotros reteníamos | we were withholding | |
| vosotros reteníais | you were withholding | |
| ellos retenían | they were withholding | |
| ellas retenían | they were withholding | |
| Preterite | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo retuve | I withheld | |
| tú retuviste | you withheld | |
| él retuvo | he withheld | |
| ella retuvo | she withheld | |
| nosotros retuvimos | we withheld | |
| vosotros retuvisteis | you withheld | |
| ellos retuvieron | they withheld | |
| ellas retuvieron | they withheld | |
| Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo he retenido | I have withheld | |
| tú has retenido | you have withheld | |
| él ha retenido | he has withheld | |
| ella ha retenido | she has withheld | |
| nosotros hemos retenido | we have withheld | |
| vosotros habéis retenido | you have withheld | |
| ellos han retenido | they have withheld | |
| ellas han retenido | they have withheld | |
| Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo había retenido | I had withheld | |
| tú habías retenido | you had withheld | |
| él había retenido | he had withheld | |
| ella había retenido | she had withheld | |
| nosotros habíamos retenido | we had withheld | |
| vosotros habíais retenido | you had withheld | |
| ellos habían retenido | they had withheld | |
| ellas habían retenido | they had withheld | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo retendré | I will withhold | |
| tú retendrás | you will withhold | |
| él retendrá | he will withhold | |
| ella retendrá | she will withhold | |
| nosotros retendremos | we will withhold | |
| vosotros retendréis | you will withhold | |
| ellos retendrán | they will withhold | |
| ellas retendrán | they will withhold | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habré retenido | I will have withheld | |
| tú habrás retenido | you will have withheld | |
| él habrá retenido | he will have withheld | |
| ella habrá retenido | she will have withheld | |
| nosotros habremos retenido | we will have withheld | |
| vosotros habréis retenido | you will have withheld | |
| ellos habrán retenido | they will have withheld | |
| ellas habrán retenido | they will have withheld | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo retendría | I would withhold | |
| tú retendrías | you would withhold | |
| él retendría | he would withhold | |
| ella retendría | she would withhold | |
| nosotros retendríamos | we would withhold | |
| vosotros retendríais | you would withhold | |
| ellos retendrían | they would withhold | |
| ellas retendrían | they would withhold | |
| 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 retenido | I would have withheld | |
| tú habrías retenido | you would have withheld | |
| él habría retenido | he would have withheld | |
| ella habría retenido | she would have withheld | |
| nosotros habríamos retenido | we would have withheld | |
| vosotros habríais retenido | you would have withheld | |
| ellos habrían retenido | they would have withheld | |
| ellas habrían retenido | they would have withheld | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo retenga | (... that) I withhold | |
| (... que) tú retengas | (... that) you withhold | |
| (... que) él retenga | (... that) he withholds | |
| (... que) ella retenga | (... that) she withholds | |
| (... que) nosotros retengamos | (... that) we withhold | |
| (... que) vosotros retengáis | (... that) you withhold | |
| (... que) ellos retengan | (... that) they withhold | |
| (... que) ellas retengan | (... that) they withhold | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo retuviera | (... that) I was withholding | |
| (... que) tú retuvieras | (... that) you were withholding | |
| (... que) él retuviera | (... that) he was withholding | |
| (... que) ella retuviera | (... that) she was withholding | |
| (... que) nosotros retuviéramos | (... that) we were withholding | |
| (... que) vosotros retuvierais | (... that) you were withholding | |
| (... que) ellos retuvieran | (... that) they were withholding | |
| (... que) ellas retuvieran | (... that) they were withholding | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| retengamos | Let's withhold | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| reteniendo | withholding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| retenido | withheld | |
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