How to conjugate retener in Subjunctive 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 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 retenido
Tú
hubieras retenido
Él / Ella / Usted
hubiera retenido
Nosotros / Nosotras
hubiéramos retenido
Vosotros / Vosotras
hubierais retenido
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
hubieran retenido

Examples of retener in Subjunctive Past Perfect

Yo
Si hubiera retenido la información, habría ayudado.
If I had retained the information, I would have helped.
Tú
Si hubieras retenido los datos, habrías evitado errores.
If you had retained the data, you would have avoided mistakes.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella hubiera retenido las palabras importantes.
She had retained the important words.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros hubiéramos retenido la información clave.
We had retained the key information.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros hubierais retenido los detalles necesarios.
You all had retained the necessary details.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos hubieran retenido las instrucciones correctas.
They had retained the correct instructions.

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Si hubiera retenido la información, habría ayudado.

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 Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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