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Conjugation of retain

Regular CEFR C2
ɹɪˈteɪn

To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secu Ver definición completa →

Indicative

Present
I retain
you retain
he / she / it retains
we retain
they retain
you (plural) retain
Past simple
I retained
you retained
he / she / it retained
we retained
they retained
you (plural) retained
Future simple
I will retain
you will retain
he / she / it will retain
we will retain
they will retain
you (plural) will retain
Present continuous
I am retaining
you are retaining
he / she / it is retaining
we are retaining
they are retaining
you (plural) are retaining
Past continuous
I was retaining
you were retaining
he / she / it was retaining
we were retaining
they were retaining
you (plural) were retaining
Future continuous
I will be retaining
you will be retaining
he / she / it will be retaining
we will be retaining
they will be retaining
you (plural) will be retaining
Present perfect
I have retained
you have retained
he / she / it has retained
we have retained
they have retained
you (plural) have retained
Past perfect
I had retained
you had retained
he / she / it had retained
we had retained
they had retained
you (plural) had retained
Future perfect
I will have retained
you will have retained
he / she / it will have retained
we will have retained
they will have retained
you (plural) will have retained

Conditional

Present
I would retain
you would retain
he / she / it would retain
we would retain
they would retain
you (plural) would retain
Conditional perfect
I would have retained
you would have retained
he / she / it would have retained
we would have retained
they would have retained
you (plural) would have retained

Subjunctive

Present
I retain
you retain
he / she / it retain
we retain
they retain
you (plural) retain

Imperative

Affirmative
you retain
we let's retain
you (plural) retain

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