| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I detain |
| you detain |
| he/she/it detains |
| we detain |
| you all detain |
| they detain |
|
| I am detaining |
| you are detaining |
| he/she/it is detaining |
| we are detaining |
| you all are detaining |
| they are detaining |
|
| I have detained |
| you have detained |
| he/she/it has detained |
| we have detained |
| you all have detained |
| they have detained |
|
| I have been detaining |
| you have been detaining |
| he/she/it has been detaining |
| we have been detaining |
| you all have been detaining |
| they have been detaining |
|
| Past |
| I detained |
| you detained |
| he/she/it detained |
| we detained |
| you all detained |
| they detained |
|
| I was detaining |
| you were detaining |
| he/she/it was detaining |
| we were detaining |
| you all were detaining |
| they were detaining |
|
| I had detained |
| you had detained |
| he/she/it had detained |
| we had detained |
| you all had detained |
| they had detained |
|
| I had been detaining |
| you had been detaining |
| he/she/it had been detaining |
| we had been detaining |
| you all had been detaining |
| they had been detaining |
|
| Future |
| I will detain |
| you will detain |
| he/she/it will detain |
| we will detain |
| you all will detain |
| they will detain |
|
| I will be detaining |
| you will be detaining |
| he/she/it will be detaining |
| we are detaining |
| you all will be detaining |
| they will be detaining |
|
| I will have detained |
| you will have detained |
| he/she/it will have detained |
| we will have detained |
| you all will have detained |
| they will have detained |
|
| I will have been detaining |
| you will have been detaining |
| he/she/it will have been detaining |
| we will have been detaining |
| you all will have been detaining |
| they will have been detaining |
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