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detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause)Conjugation

irregular (stem-changing, root is detenerse)-er9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yodetengo
detienes
él/ella/usteddetiene
nosotrosdetenemos
vosotrosdetenéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetienen

Future

yodetendré
detendrás
él/ella/usteddetendrá
nosotrosdetendremos
vosotrosdetendréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetendrán

Imperfect

yodetenía
detenías
él/ella/usteddetenía
nosotrosdeteníamos
vosotrosdeteníais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetenían

Conditional

yodetendría
detendrías
él/ella/usteddetendría
nosotrosdetendríamos
vosotrosdetendríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetendrían

Preterite

yodetuve
detuviste
él/ella/usteddetuvo
nosotrosdetuvimos
vosotrosdetuvisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetuvieron

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no te detengas
ustedno se detenga
nosotrosno nos detengamos
vosotrosno os detengáis
ustedesno se detengan

Imperative

detente (detén + te)
usteddeténgase
nosotrosdetengámonos
vosotrosdeteneos
ustedesdeténganse

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yodetenga
detengas
él/ella/usteddetenga
nosotrosdetengamos
vosotrosdetengáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetengan

Imperfect Subjunctive

yodetuviera/detuviese
detuvieras/detuvieses
él/ella/usteddetuviera/detuviese
nosotrosdetuviéramos/detuviésemos
vosotrosdetuvierais/detuvieseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetuvieran/detuviesen

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) a regular or irregular verb?

detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) is a irregular (stem-changing, root is detenerse) -er verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) in the present tense?

The present tense of detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) is: yo detengo, tú detienes, él/ella/usted detiene, nosotros detenemos, vosotros detenéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes detienen.

How do you conjugate detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of detenerse (to stop oneself, to pause) is: yo detuve, tú detuviste, él/ella/usted detuvo, nosotros detuvimos, vosotros detuvisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes detuvieron.

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