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RETENIR CONJUGATION

to retain, to keep, to hold back

PRESENT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retiens I retain
tu tu retiens you retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retient he/she/one retains
nous nous retenons we retain
vous vous retenez you retain
ils /elles ils /elles retiennent they retain

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' ai retenu I retained
tu tu as retenu you retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on a retenu he/she/one retained
nous nous avons retenu we retained
vous vous avez retenu you retained
ils /elles ils /elles ont retenu they retained

IMPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retenais I was retaining; I used to retain
tu tu retenais you were retaining; you used to retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retenait he was retaining; he used to retain
nous nous retenions we were retaining; we used to retain
vous vous reteniez you were retaining; you used to retain
ils /elles ils /elles retenaient they were retaining; they used to retain

SIMPLE FUTURE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retiendrai I will retain
tu tu retiendras you will retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retiendra he/she/one will retain
nous nous retiendrons we will retain
vous vous retiendrez you will retain
ils /elles ils /elles retiendront they will retain

CONDITIONAL

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retiendrais I would retain
tu tu retiendrais you would retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retiendrait he/she/one would retain
nous nous retiendrions we would retain
vous vous retiendriez you would retain
ils /elles ils /elles retiendraient they would retain

PASSÉ SIMPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retins I retained
tu tu retins you retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on retint he/she/one retained
nous nous retînmes we retained
vous vous retîntes you retained
ils /elles ils /elles retinrent they retained

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retienne that I may retain
tu tu retiennes that you may retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retienne that he may retain
nous nous retenions that we may retain
vous vous reteniez that you may retain
ils /elles ils /elles retiennent that they may retain

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu retiens retain
nous nous retenons let's retain
vous vous retenez retain

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu ne retiens pas don't retain
nous nous ne retenons pas let's not retain
vous vous ne retenez pas don't retain

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aie retenu that I may have retained
tu tu aies retenu that you may have retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on ait retenu that he may have retained
nous nous ayons retenu that we may have retained
vous vous ayez retenu that you may have retained
ils /elles ils /elles aient retenu that they may have retained

PLUPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' avais retenu I had retained
tu tu avais retenu you had retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on avait retenu he/she/one had retained
nous nous avions retenu we had retained
vous vous aviez retenu you had retained
ils /elles ils /elles avaient retenu they had retained

FUTURE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurai retenu I will have retained
tu tu auras retenu you will have retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on aura retenu he/she/one will have retained
nous nous aurons retenu we will have retained
vous vous aurez retenu you will have retained
ils /elles ils /elles auront retenu they will have retained

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurais retenu I would have retained
tu tu aurais retenu you would have retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on aurait retenu he/she/one would have retained
nous nous aurions retenu we would have retained
vous vous auriez retenu you would have retained
ils /elles ils /elles auraient retenu they would have retained

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je retinsse that I might retain
tu tu retinsses that you might retain
il /elle /on il /elle /on retînt that he might retain
nous nous retinssions that we might retain
vous vous retinssiez that you might retain
ils /elles ils /elles retinssent that they might retain

PAST ANTERIOR

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eus retenu I had retained
tu tu eus retenu you had retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on eut retenu he/she/one had retained
nous nous eûmes retenu we had retained
vous vous eûtes retenu you had retained
ils /elles ils /elles eurent retenu they had retained

PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eusse retenu that I might have retained
tu tu eusses retenu that you might have retained
il /elle /on il /elle /on eût retenu that he might have retained
nous nous eussions retenu that we might have retained
vous vous eussiez retenu that you might have retained
ils /elles ils /elles eussent retenu that they might have retained

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
retenant retaining

PAST PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
retenu retained