To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
Infinitivedetain
Past simpledetained
Past participledetained
-ing formdetaining
Full conjugation of the English verb to detain (past simple detained,
past participle detained):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
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 simple
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 simple
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
Conditional
Present
I
would detain
you
would detain
he/she/it
would detain
we
would detain
you
would detain
they
would detain
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
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
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
Subjunctive
Present
that I
detain
that you
detain
that he/she/it
detain
that we
detain
that you
detain
that they
detain
Past
if I
detained
if you
detained
if he/she/it
detained
if we
detained
if you
detained
if they
detained
Imperative
Affirmative
you
detain
we
let's detain
Negative
you
don't detain
we
let's not detain
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to detain
Perfect infinitive
to have detained
Present participle / gerund
detaining
Past participle
detained
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