How to conjugate detentar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

detentar
to hold or possess (especially a title or power)
regular verb

Detentar means to hold or possess something, often used in contexts involving titles, rights, or authority. It implies possession or control over something.

How to conjugate detentar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
detentaba
Tú
detentabas
Él / Ella / Usted
detentaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
detentábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
detentabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
detentaban

Examples of detentar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo detentaba la propiedad desde hace años.
I used to hold the property for years.
Tú
Tú detentabas el control en ese entonces.
You used to hold the control back then.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él detentaba la autoridad en la empresa.
He used to hold the authority in the company.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros detentábamos el poder local.
We used to hold the local power.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros detentabais la responsabilidad entonces.
You all used to hold the responsibility then.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos detentaban varias propiedades antiguas.
They used to hold several old properties.

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Yo detentaba la propiedad desde hace años.

Other conjugations of detentar

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

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