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Français (French)		Anglais (English)		Impératif		Imperative
				tu	Retiens !	you	Hold back!
Infinitif		Infinitive		nous	Retenons !	we	Let's hold back!
retenir		to hold back		vous	Retenez !	you	Hold back!

Présent		Present		Futur		Future
je	retiens	I	hold back	je	retiendrai	I	will hold back
tu	retiens	you	hold back	tu	retiendras	you	will hold back
il	retient	he	holds back	il	retiendra	he	will hold back
elle	retient	she	holds back	elle	retiendra	she	will hold back
on	retient	it, one	holds back	on	retiendra	it, one	will hold back
nous	retenons	we	hold back	nous	retiendrons	we	will hold back
vous	retenez	you	hold back	vous	retiendrez	you	will hold back
ils	retiennent	they	hold back	ils	retiendront	they	will hold back
elles	retiennent	they	hold back	elles	retiendront	they	will hold back

Passé composé		Compound Past		Conditionnel		Conditional
j'	ai retenu	I	(have) held back	je	retiendrais	I	would hold back
tu	as retenu	you	(have) held back	tu	retiendrais	you	would hold back
il	a retenu	he	(has) held back	il	retiendrait	he	would hold back
elle	a retenu	she	(has) held back	elle	retiendrait	she	would hold back
on	a retenu	it, one	(has) held back	on	retiendrait	it, one	would hold back
nous	avons retenu	we	(have) held back	nous	retiendrions	we	would hold back
vous	avez retenu	you	(have) held back	vous	retiendriez	you	would hold back
ils	ont retenu	they	(have) held back	ils	retiendraient	they	would hold back
elles	ont retenu	they	(have) held back	elles	retiendraient	they	would hold back

Imparfait		Imperfect		Subjonctif		Subjunctive
je	retenais	I	was holding back	que je	retienne	that I	hold back
tu	retenais	you	were holding back	que tu	retiennes	that you	hold back
il	retenait	he	was holding back	qu'il	retienne	that he	holds back
elle	retenait	she	was holding back	qu'elle	retienne	that she	holds back
on	retenait	it, one	was holding back	qu'on	retienne	that it, one	holds back
nous	retenions	we	were holding back	que nous	retenions	that we	hold back
vous	reteniez	you	were holding back	que vous	reteniez	that you	hold back
ils	retenaient	they	were holding back	qu'ils	retiennent	that they	hold back
elles	retenaient	they	were holding back	qu'elles	retiennent	that they	hold back

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