Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detengo | |
| tú | detienes | |
| él / ella / usted | detiene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detienen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detuve | |
| tú | detuviste | |
| él / ella / usted | detuvo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detuvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detuvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detuvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detenía | |
| tú | detenías | |
| él / ella / usted | detenía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | deteníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | deteníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detenían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detendré | |
| tú | detendrás | |
| él / ella / usted | detendrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detendremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detendréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detendrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detendría | |
| tú | detendrías | |
| él / ella / usted | detendría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detendríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detendríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detendrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detenga | |
| tú | detengas | |
| él / ella / usted | detenga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detengamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detengáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detengan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to detain
- to arrest
- (reflexive) to stop, halt, to pause
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations