French Verb Conjugator
Retenir
- To retain
Simple conjugations for the French verb retenir
| Présent |
Subjonctif |
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| je | retiens | nous | retenons | je | retienne | nous | retenions | |
| tu | retiens | vous | retenez | tu | retiennes | vous | reteniez | |
| il | retient | ils | retiennent | il | retienne | ils | retiennent | |
| Passé composé |
Impératif |
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| Auxiliary verb | avoir | (tu) | retiens | |||||
| Past participle | retenu | (nous) | retenons | |||||
| Present participle | retenant | (vous) | retenez | |||||
| Imparfait |
Passé simple |
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| je | retenais | nous | retenions | je | retins | nous | retînmes | |
| tu | retenais | vous | reteniez | tu | retins | vous | retîntes | |
| il | retenait | ils | retenaient | il | retint | ils | retinrent | |
| Futur |
Conditionnel |
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| je | retiendrai | nous | retiendrons | je | retiendrais | nous | retiendrions | |
| tu | retiendras | vous | retiendrez | tu | retiendrais | vous | retiendriez | |
| il | retiendra | ils | retiendront | il | retiendrait | ils | retiendraient | |
Verb conjugation group
s'abstenir - to refrain, abstain from
appartenir - to belong to
circonvenir - to circumvent, get around
contenir - to contain
détenir - to hold, be in possession of
entretenir - to look after, support, foster, keep alive
maintenir - to maintain
obtenir - to obtain
prévenir - to warn, prevent
retenir - to retain
soutenir - to support
subvenir - to provide for
tenir - to hold, keep
Note that the conjugations for venir and most of its derivatives are identical, except those verbs take être as the auxiliary while these take avoir.
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