How to conjugate retener in Indicative Past Perfect 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 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 retenido
Tú
habías retenido
Él / Ella / Usted
había retenido
Nosotros / Nosotras
habíamos retenido
Vosotros / Vosotras
habíais retenido
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
habían retenido

Examples of retener in Indicative Past Perfect

Yo
Yo había retenido el paquete antes de salir.
I had retained the package before leaving.
Tú
Tú habías retenido la información importante.
You had retained the important information.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella había retenido el documento en su oficina.
She had retained the document in her office.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros habíamos retenido los datos correctamente.
We had retained the data correctly.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros habíais retenido las pruebas importantes.
You all had retained the important evidence.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos habían retenido la información confidencial.
They had retained the confidential information.

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Yo había retenido el paquete antes de salir.

Other conjugations of retener

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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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