Conjugation of the verb "detain"

Conjugation of the verb detain[dɪˈteɪn], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I detain
you detain
he/she/it detains
we detain
you detain
they detain

Present Continuous

I am detaining
you are detaining
he/she/it is detaining
we are detaining
you are detaining
they are detaining

Present Perfect

I have detained
you have detained
he/she/it has detained
we have detained
you have detained
they have detained

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been detaining
you have been detaining
he/she/it has been detaining
we have been detaining
you have been detaining
they have been detaining

Past Indefinite

I detained
you detained
he/she/it detained
we detained
you detained
they detained

Past Continuous

I was detaining
you were detaining
he/she/it was detaining
we were detaining
you were detaining
they were detaining

Past Perfect

I had detained
you had detained
he/she/it had detained
we had detained
you had detained
they had detained

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been detaining
you had been detaining
he/she/it had been detaining
we had been detaining
you had been detaining
they had been detaining

Future Indefinite

I will detain
you will detain
he/she/it will detain
we will detain
you will detain
they will detain

Future Continuous

I will be detaining
you will be detaining
he/she/it 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/she/it 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/she/it will have been detaining
we will have been detaining
you will have been detaining
they will have been detaining

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't detain
you don't detain
he/she/it doesn't detain
we don't detain
you don't detain
they don't detain

Present Continuous

I am not detaining
you aren't detaining
he/she/it isn't detaining
we aren't detaining
you aren't detaining
they aren't detaining

Present Perfect

I haven't detained
you haven't detained
he/she/it hasn't detained
we haven't detained
you haven't detained
they haven't detained

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been detaining
you haven't been detaining
he/she/it hasn't been detaining
we haven't been detaining
you haven't been detaining
they haven't been detaining

Past Indefinite

I didn't detain
you didn't detain
he/she/it didn't detain
we didn't detain
you didn't detain
they didn't detain

Past Continuous

I wasn't detaining
you weren't detaining
he/she/it wasn't detaining
we weren't detaining
you weren't detaining
they weren't detaining

Past Perfect

I hadn't detained
you hadn't detained
he/she/it hadn't detained
we hadn't detained
you hadn't detained
they hadn't detained

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been detaining
you hadn't been detaining
he/she/it hadn't been detaining
we hadn't been detaining
you hadn't been detaining
they hadn't been detaining

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't detain
you won't detain
he/she/it won't detain
we shan't / won't detain
you won't detain
they won't detain

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be detaining
you won't be detaining
he/she/it won't be detaining
we shan't / won't be detaining
you won't be detaining
they won't be detaining

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have detained
you won't have detained
he/she/it won't have detained
we shan't / won't have detained
you won't have detained
they won't have detained

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been detaining
you won't have been detaining
he/she/it won't have been detaining
we shan't / won't have been detaining
you won't have been detaining
they won't have been detaining

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I detain?
do you detain?
does he/she/it detain?
do we detain?
do you detain?
do they detain?

Present Continuous

am I detaining?
are you detaining?
is he/she/it detaining?
are we detaining?
are you detaining?
are they detaining?

Present Perfect

have I detained?
have you detained?
has he/she/it detained?
have we detained?
have you detained?
have they detained?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been detaining?
have you been detaining?
has he/she/it been detaining?
have we been detaining?
have you been detaining?
have they been detaining?

Past Indefinite

did I detain?
did you detain?
did he/she/it detain?
did we detain?
did you detain?
did they detain?

Past Continuous

was I detaining?
were you detaining?
was he/she/it detaining?
were we detaining?
were you detaining?
were they detaining?

Past Perfect

had I detained?
had you detained?
had he/she/it detained?
had we detained?
had you detained?
had they detained?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been detaining?
had you been detaining?
had he/she/it been detaining?
had we been detaining?
had you been detaining?
had they been detaining?

Future Indefinite

will I detain?
will you detain?
will he/she/it detain?
will we detain?
will you detain?
will they detain?

Future Continuous

will I be detaining?
will you be detaining?
will he/she/it be detaining?
will we be detaining?
will you be detaining?
will they be detaining?

Future Perfect

will I have detained?
will you have detained?
will he/she/it have detained?
will we have detained?
will you have detained?
will they have detained?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been detaining?
will you have been detaining?
will he/she/it have been detaining?
will we have been detaining?
will you have been detaining?
will they have been detaining?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would detain
you would detain
he/she/it would detain
we would detain
you would detain
they would detain

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be detaining
you would be detaining
he/she/it would be detaining
we would be detaining
you would be detaining
they would be detaining

Conditional Perfect

I would have detained
you would have detained
he/she/it would have detained
we would have detained
you would have detained
they would have detained

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been detaining
you would have been detaining
he/she/it would have been detaining
we would have been detaining
you would have been detaining
they would have been detaining

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't detain
you wouldn't detain
he/she/it wouldn't detain
we wouldn't detain
you wouldn't detain
they wouldn't detain

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be detaining
you wouldn't be detaining
he/she/it wouldn't be detaining
we wouldn't be detaining
you wouldn't be detaining
they wouldn't be detaining

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have detained
you wouldn't have detained
he/she/it wouldn't have detained
we wouldn't have detained
you wouldn't have detained
they wouldn't have detained

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been detaining
you wouldn't have been detaining
he/she/it wouldn't have been detaining
we wouldn't have been detaining
you wouldn't have been detaining
they wouldn't have been detaining

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I detain?
would you detain?
would he/she/it detain?
would we detain?
would you detain?
would they detain?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be detaining?
would you be detaining?
would he/she/it be detaining?
would we be detaining?
would you be detaining?
would they be detaining?

Conditional Perfect

would I have detained?
would you have detained?
would he/she/it have detained?
would we have detained?
would you have detained?
would they have detained?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been detaining?
would you have been detaining?
would he/she/it have been detaining?
would we have been detaining?
would you have been detaining?
would they have been detaining?

Participles

Present

detaining

Past

detained

Infinitives

Infinitives

to detain
to have detained
to be detaining
to have been detaining
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