Conjugation of the verb detain in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb detain in English.
Conjugation of the verb detain in the present tenses
Present Tense
- 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
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb detain in the past tenses
Simple past
- 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
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb detain in the futur tenses
Future
- 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
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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