French reference
détenir
to hold, to possess; to detain
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I hold |
| tu | you hold |
| il/elle/on | he/she holds |
| nous | we hold |
| vous | you (plural/formal) hold |
| ils/elles | they hold |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I held; I have held |
| tu | you held; you have held |
| il/elle/on | he/she held; he/she has held |
| nous | we held; we have held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) held; you (plural/formal) have held |
| ils/elles | they held; they have held |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to hold |
| tu | you used to hold |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to hold |
| nous | we used to hold |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to hold |
| ils/elles | they used to hold |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had held |
| tu | you had held |
| il/elle/on | he/she had held |
| nous | we had held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had held |
| ils/elles | they had held |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will hold |
| tu | you will hold |
| il/elle/on | he/she will hold |
| nous | we will hold |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will hold |
| ils/elles | they will hold |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have held |
| tu | you will have held |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have held |
| nous | we will have held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have held |
| ils/elles | they will have held |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to hold |
| tu | you are going to hold |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to hold |
| nous | we are going to hold |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to hold |
| ils/elles | they are going to hold |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just held |
| tu | you have just held |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just held |
| nous | we have just held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just held |
| ils/elles | they have just held |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I held |
| tu | you held |
| il/elle/on | he/she held |
| nous | we held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) held |
| ils/elles | they held |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had held |
| tu | you had held |
| il/elle/on | he/she had held |
| nous | we had held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had held |
| ils/elles | they had held |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would hold |
| tu | you would hold |
| il/elle/on | he/she would hold |
| nous | we would hold |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would hold |
| ils/elles | they would hold |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have held |
| tu | you would have held |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have held |
| nous | we would have held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have held |
| ils/elles | they would have held |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have held |
| tu | you would have held |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have held |
| nous | we would have held |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have held |
| ils/elles | they would have held |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I hold |
| tu | (that) you hold |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she holds |
| nous | (that) we hold |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) hold |
| ils/elles | (that) they hold |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have held |
| tu | (that) you have held |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has held |
| nous | (that) we have held |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have held |
| ils/elles | (that) they have held |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I held |
| tu | (that) you held |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she held |
| nous | (that) we held |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) held |
| ils/elles | (that) they held |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had held |
| tu | (that) you had held |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had held |
| nous | (that) we had held |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had held |
| ils/elles | (that) they had held |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | hold! |
| nous | let's hold! |
| vous | hold! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have held by then! |
| nous | let's have held by then! |
| vous | have held by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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