How to conjugate retener in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
retuviera
Tú
retuvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
retuviera
Nosotros / Nosotras
retuviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
retuvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
retuvieran

Examples of retener in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él retuviera la información.
I hoped that he retained the information.
Tú
No creía que tú retuvieras la verdad.
I didn't believe that you retained the truth.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que ella retuviera los datos.
I doubted that she retained the data.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Si pudiéramos, retuviéramos más información.
If we could, we would retain more information.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No pensaba que vosotros retuvierais eso.
I didn't think that you all retained that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Era posible que ellos retuvieran la clave.
It was possible that they retained the key.

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Esperaba que él retuviera la información.

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 Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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