How to conjugate detener in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

detener
to stop
regular verb

Detener means to stop or halt something or someone. It can be used in various contexts such as stopping an action, a vehicle, or an event.

How to conjugate detener in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
detuviera
Tú
detuvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
detuviera
Nosotros / Nosotras
detuviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
detuvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
detuvieran

Examples of detener in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él detuviera la pelea.
I hoped that he would stop the fight.
Tú
Querías que tú detuvieras el coche.
You wanted you to stop the car.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que ella detuviera la mentira.
I doubted that she would stop the lie.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era importante que nosotros detuviéramos el error.
It was important that we stopped the mistake.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No creía que vosotros detuvierais la acción.
I didn't believe that you all would stop the action.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos detuvieran la protesta.
I didn't think they would stop the protest.

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Esperaba que él detuviera la pelea.

Other conjugations of detener

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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