Se retenir (to do) conjugation

French
20 examples

Conjugation of se retenir

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je me retiens
I do
tu tu te retiens
you do
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retient
he/she/it does
nous nous nous retenons
we do
vous vous vous retenez
you all do
ils/elles ils/elles se retiennent
they do
Present perfect tense
je me suis retenu
I did
tu t’es retenu
you did
il/elle/on s’est retenu
he/she/it did
nous nous sommes retenus
we did
vous vous êtes retenus
you all did
ils/elles se sont retenus
they did
Past impf. tense
je me retenais
I was doing
tu tu te retenais
you were doing
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retenait
he/she/it was doing
nous nous nous retenions
we were doing
vous vous vous reteniez
you all were doing
ils/elles ils/elles se retenaient
they were doing
Future tense
je me retiendrai
I will do
tu tu te retiendras
you will do
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retiendra
he/she/it will do
nous nous nous retiendrons
we will do
vous vous vous retiendrez
you all will do
ils/elles ils/elles se retiendront
they will do
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
je m’étais retenu
I had done
tu t’étais retenu
you had done
il/elle/on s’était retenu
he/she/it had done
nous nous étions retenus
we had done
vous vous étiez retenus
you all had done
ils/elles s’étaient retenus
they had done
Past preterite tense
je me retins
I did
tu tu te retins
you did
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retint
he/she/it did
nous nous nous retînmes
we did
vous vous vous retîntes
you all did
ils/elles ils/elles se retinrent
they did
Past anterior tense
je me fus retenu
I had done
tu te fus retenu
you had done
il/elle/on se fut retenu
he/she/it had done
nous nous fûmes retenus
we had done
vous vous fûtes retenus
you all had done
ils/elles se furent retenus
they had done
Future perfect tense
je me serai retenu
I will have done
tu te seras retenu
you will have done
il/elle/on se sera retenu
he/she/it will have done
nous nous serons retenus
we will have done
vous vous serez retenus
you all will have done
ils/elles se seront retenus
they will have done
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je me retienne
that I do
que tu te retiennes
that you do
qu’il/elle/on se retienne
that he/she/it do
que nous nous retenions
that we do
que vous vous reteniez
that you all do
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  se retiennent
that they do
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que je me sois retenu
that I have done
que tu te sois retenu
that you have done
qu’il/elle/on se soit retenu
that he/she/it have done
que nous nous soyons retenus
that we have done
que vous vous soyez retenus
that you all have done
qu’ils/elles se soient retenus
that they have done
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je me retinsse
that I would do
que tu te retinsses
that you would do
qu’il/elle/on se retînt
that he/she/it would do
que nous nous retinssions
that we would do
que vous vous retinssiez
that you all would do
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  se retinssent
that they would do
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que je me fusse retenu
that I had done
que tu te fusses retenu
that you had done
qu’il/elle/on se fût retenu
that he/she/it had done
que nous nous fussions retenus
that we had done
que vous vous fussiez retenus
that you all had done
qu’ils/elles se fussent retenus
that they had done
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je me retiendrais
I would do
tu tu te retiendrais
you would do
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retiendrait
he/she/it would do
nous nous nous retiendrions
we would do
vous vous vous retiendriez
you all would do
ils/elles ils/elles se retiendraient
they would do
Conditional perfect tense
je me serais retenu
I would have done
tu te serais retenu
you would have done
il/elle/on se serait retenu
he/she/it would have done
nous nous serions retenus
we would have done
vous vous seriez retenus
you all would have done
ils/elles se seraient retenus
they would have done
Imperative mood
-
retiens-toi
do!
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retenons-nous
let's do!
retenez-vous
do!
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Examples of se retenir

Example in FrenchTranslation in English
Elles ne vont plus se retenir bien longtemps, aussi enflées que le ventre du Kingfish.I don't think they're gonna hold it back any more. They're as full as the Kingfish's belly.
II faut se retenir pour assimiler les nutriments.Well, if you don't hold it in, you don't get all the nutrients.
II serait inutile de se retenir.l don't think we should fight it.
Il a peut-être voulu se retenir.Why doesn't he just take both hands, grab her and pull her away from the door
Il aurait pu se retenir.I don't know why he couldn't control his feelings.
Bravo pour avoir retenu l'attrape-cœurs de Downton.Well done, for containing the Downton heart-breaker.
Cependant, votre poésie a éveillé l'intérêt de plusieurs paroliers... et l'un d'eux a été retenu pour mettre en musique votre poème... 'Hier, demain est aujourd'hui'... en vue de faire un album sous une quinzaine de jours.However, your poetry has aroused the interest of several songwriters one of whom has been commissioned to set music to your poem 'Yesterday, Tomorrow is Today' for an album to be done within the next couple of weeks.
Comment avez-vous retenu qu'il y a 10 ans... la hausse de la dette était de 188 milliards... et le déficit de 22 milliards?We're done. My staff is waiting and they haven't bothered me for a few hours. I'm gonna make chili.
Et tu ne l'as pas retenu ?- And you've done nothing to make him stay?
J'ai passé plus d'un millier d'heure en thérapie, d'accord, en tant que patient, mais j'ai retenu quelques petites choses, et je peux vous dire une chose... cette, chose, ce n'est pas juste à propos de vos parents, ok ?I've done over a thousand hours of therapy, granted, as a patient, but I picked up a few things, and I can tell you this much-- this, uh, thing, it's not about your folks, okay?
- Alors, retiens-toi.- So why don't you hold it?
Alors retiens-toi et à mon retour, on fera ça façon aquatique.So just hold on to your stiffy, and when I get back, we'll fill that thing up and do it fishy style.
Alors retiens-toi.Well, don't.
C'est prévu, mais pas ici, retiens-toi dix minutesWell, we're on schedule for that but we've gotta move location so just don't swallow for ten minutes
Jake, pour une fois, retiens-toi et laisse Boyle faire son boulot.Jake, for once, just hang back and let boyle do his job.
- Heu, retenez-vous.- Well, don't do that.
- La ferme ! Au nom du ciel, retenez-vous !For God's sake, don't do this now.
Combien d'autres membres d'équipage de cet avion météo retenez-vous enfermés ici?How many more crew members from that weather plane do you have locked in this place?
Comment les retenez-vous?How do you get them to stay?
Comment retenez-vous toutes ces notes ?How do you remember all those notes?

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