How to conjugate detentar in Indicative Past Perfect 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 Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

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Indicative Past Perfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
había detentado
Tú
habías detentado
Él / Ella / Usted
había detentado
Nosotros / Nosotras
habíamos detentado
Vosotros / Vosotras
habíais detentado
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
habían detentado

Examples of detentar in Indicative Past Perfect

Yo
Yo había detentado el poder antes de renunciar.
I had held power before resigning.
Tú
Tú habías detentado la posición antes del escándalo.
You had held the position before the scandal.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él había detentado el control antes de la crisis.
He had held control before the crisis.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros habíamos detentado la autoridad antes del cambio.
We had held authority before the change.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros habíais detentado el poder en esa época.
You all had held power at that time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos habían detentado la responsabilidad antes del accidente.
They had held responsibility before the accident.

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Yo había detentado el poder antes de renunciar.

Other conjugations of detentar

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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 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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