Verb conjugation
Conjugate To detain in English
Regular verb
detain, detained, detained
Indicative
Present (simple)
- I detain
- you detain
- he detains
- we detain
- you detain
- they detain
Present progressive / continuous
- I am detaining
- you are detaining
- he is detaining
- we are detaining
- you are detaining
- they are detaining
Past (simple)
- I detained
- you detained
- he detained
- we detained
- you detained
- they detained
Past progressive / continuous
- I was detaining
- you were detaining
- he was detaining
- we were detaining
- you were detaining
- they were detaining
Present perfect (simple)
- I have detained
- you have detained
- he has detained
- we have detained
- you have detained
- they have detained
Present perfect progressive / continuous
- I have been detaining
- you have been detaining
- he has been detaining
- we have been detaining
- you have been detaining
- they have been detaining
Past perfect
- I had detained
- you had detained
- he had detained
- we had detained
- you had detained
- they had detained
Past perfect progressive / continuous
- I had been detaining
- you had been detaining
- he had been detaining
- we had been detaining
- you had been detaining
- they had been detaining
Future
- I will detain
- you will detain
- he will detain
- we will detain
- you will detain
- they will detain
Future progressive / continuous
- I will be detaining
- you will be detaining
- he will be detaining
- we will be detaining
- you will be detaining
- they will be detaining
Future perfect
- I will have detained
- you will have detained
- he will have detained
- we will have detained
- you will have detained
- they will have detained
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been detaining
- you will have been detaining
- he will have been detaining
- we will have been detaining
- you will have been detaining
- they will have been detaining
Conditional
Simple
- I would detain
- you would detain
- he would detain
- we would detain
- you would detain
- they would detain
Progressive
- I would be detaining
- you would be detaining
- he would be detaining
- we would be detaining
- you would be detaining
- they would be detaining
Perfect
- I would have detained
- you would have detained
- he would have detained
- we would have detained
- you would have detained
- they would have detained
Perfect progressive
- I would have been detaining
- you would have been detaining
- he would have been detaining
- we would have been detaining
- you would have been detaining
- they would have been detaining
Infinitive
Infinitive
- to detain
Imperative
Imperative
- detain
- Let's detain
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