How to conjugate detentar in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

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Subjunctive Past Perfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
hubiera detentado
hubieras detentado
Él / Ella / Usted
hubiera detentado
Nosotros / Nosotras
hubiéramos detentado
Vosotros / Vosotras
hubierais detentado
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
hubieran detentado

Examples of detentar in Subjunctive Past Perfect

Yo
Si hubiera detentado el poder, habría cambiado las leyes.
If I had held power, I would have changed the laws.
Si hubieras detentado esa posición, habrías actuado diferente.
If you had held that position, you would have acted differently.
Él / Ella / Usted
Si él hubiera detentado la autoridad, habría tomado decisiones distintas.
If he had held the authority, he would have made different decisions.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Si hubiéramos detentado el control, habríamos evitado el problema.
If we had held control, we would have avoided the problem.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Si hubierais detentado el cargo, habríais actuado mejor.
If you all had held the position, you would have acted better.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Si ellos hubieran detentado el poder, habrían cambiado las leyes.
If they had held power, they would have changed the laws.

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Si hubiera detentado el poder, habría cambiado las leyes.

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