🇮🇹 trattenere

to hold back

Italian Irregular

Present

Presente indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
io I trattengo
tu you (informal) trattieni
lui/lei he/she/you (formal) trattiene
noi we tratteniamo
voi you all trattenete
loro they trattengono

Past (completed)

Passato prossimo Actions that finished in the recent past
Person English Conjugation
io I ho trattenuto
tu you (informal) hai trattenuto
lui/lei he/she/you (formal) ha trattenuto
noi we abbiamo trattenuto
voi you all avete trattenuto
loro they hanno trattenuto

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Past (ongoing)

Imperfetto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
io I trattenevo
tu you (informal) trattenevi
lui/lei he/she/you (formal) tratteneva
noi we trattenevamo
voi you all trattenevate
loro they trattenevano

Future

Futuro semplice Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
io I tratterrò
tu you (informal) tratterrai
lui/lei he/she/you (formal) tratterrà
noi we tratterremo
voi you all tratterrete
loro they tratterranno

Would (conditional)

Condizionale presente Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
io I tratterrei
tu you (informal) tratterresti
lui/lei he/she/you (formal) tratterrebbe
noi we tratterremmo
voi you all tratterreste
loro they tratterrebbero

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