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retenir conjugation

/ʁə.t(ə).niʁ/

to retain

irregularauxiliary: avoir

Conjugate retenir (to retain) in French. Present: je retiens, tu retiens, il/elle/on retient. Passé composé: j’ai retenu. Past participle: retenu. Auxiliary: avoir. Pronunciation and examples available.

Indicative

Present indicative

Tense guide
jeretiens
turetiens
il/elle/onretient
nousretenons
vousretenez/ʁə.t(ə).ne/
ils/ellesretiennent

Passé composé

Tense guide
j’ai retenu
tuas retenu
il/elle/ona retenu
nousavons retenu
vousavez retenu
ils/ellesont retenu

Imperfect indicative

Tense guide
jeretenais
turetenais
il/elle/onretenait
nousretenions
vousreteniez
ils/ellesretenaient

Near future indicative

Tense guide
jevais retenir
tuvas retenir
il/elle/onva retenir
nousallons retenir
vousallez retenir
ils/ellesvont retenir

Future indicative

Tense guide
jeretiendrai
turetiendras
il/elle/onretiendra
nousretiendrons
vousretiendrez
ils/ellesretiendront

Simple past indicative

Tense guide
jeretins
turetins
il/elle/onretint
nousretînmes
vousretîntes
ils/ellesretinrent

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Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

Tense guide
jeretienne
turetiennes
il/elle/onretienne
nousretenions
vousreteniez
ils/ellesretiennent

Imperfect subjunctive

Tense guide
jeretinsse
turetinsses
il/elle/onretînt
nousretinssions
vousretinssiez
ils/ellesretinssent

Conditional

Present conditional

Tense guide
jeretiendrais
turetiendrais
il/elle/onretiendrait
nousretiendrions
vousretiendriez
ils/ellesretiendraient

Other forms

Imperative

Tense guide
(tu)retiens
(nous)retenons
(vous)retenez/ʁə.t(ə).ne/

Past participle

Tense guide
retenu/ʁə.t(ə).ny/
retenue/ʁə.t(ə).ny/
retenus
retenues