detener
B1to detain
detener in every tense
All six simple tenses of detener, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detengo |
| tú | detienes |
| él/ella/usted | detiene |
| nosotros | detenemos |
| vosotros | detenéis |
| ellos/ustedes | detienen |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detuve |
| tú | detuviste |
| él/ella/usted | detuvo |
| nosotros | detuvimos |
| vosotros | detuvisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | detuvieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detenía |
| tú | detenías |
| él/ella/usted | detenía |
| nosotros | deteníamos |
| vosotros | deteníais |
| ellos/ustedes | detenían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detendré |
| tú | detendrás |
| él/ella/usted | detendrá |
| nosotros | detendremos |
| vosotros | detendréis |
| ellos/ustedes | detendrán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detendría |
| tú | detendrías |
| él/ella/usted | detendría |
| nosotros | detendríamos |
| vosotros | detendríais |
| ellos/ustedes | detendrían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | detenga |
| tú | detengas |
| él/ella/usted | detenga |
| nosotros | detengamos |
| vosotros | detengáis |
| ellos/ustedes | detengan |
irregular
detener in example sentences
Forms of detener appear in 156 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the detener family
Forms of detener with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Other irregular verbs
detener follows its own pattern. These irregular verbs are the closest to it in the frequency list.
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