How to conjugate retener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

retener
to retain, to hold back, to keep
regular verb

Retener means to keep, hold, or retain something or someone. It can refer to physically holding onto something, or metaphorically to retaining information, rights, or emotions.

How to conjugate retener 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
retenía
Tú
retenías
Él / Ella / Usted
retenía
Nosotros / Nosotras
reteníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
reteníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
retenían

Examples of retener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo retenía la información en mi memoria.
I used to retain the information in my memory.
Tú
Tú retenías los detalles importantes.
You used to retain the important details.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella retenía las palabras con cuidado.
She used to retain the words carefully.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros reteníamos las reglas del juego.
We used to retain the rules of the game.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros reteníais la información importante.
You all used to retain the important information.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos retenían los datos en la memoria.
They used to retain the data in their memory.

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Yo retenía la información en mi memoria.

Other conjugations of retener

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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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