SIMPLE PRESENT
Affirmative
- I retain
- you retain
- she/he/it retains
- we retain
- you retain
- they retain
Negative
- I do not retain
- you do not retain
- she/he/it does not retain
- we do not retain
- you do not retain
- they do not retain
Interrogative
- do I retain ?
- do you retain ?
- does she/he/it retain ?
- do we retain ?
- do you retain ?
- do they retain ?
Negative - Interrogative
- do I not retain ?
- do you not retain ?
- does she/he/it not retain ?
- do we not retain ?
- do you not retain ?
- do they not retain ?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I am retaining
- you are retaining
- she/he/it is retaining
- we are retaining
- you are retaining
- they are retaining
Negative
- I am not retaining
- you are not retaining
- she/he/it is not retaining
- we are not retaining
- you are not retaining
- they are not retaining
Interrogative
- am I retaining ?
- are you retaining ?
- is she/he/it retaining ?
- are we retaining ?
- are you retaining ?
- are they retaining ?
Negative - Interrogative
- am I not retaining ?
- are you not retaining ?
- is she/he/it not retaining ?
- are we not retaining ?
- are you not retaining ?
- are they not retaining ?
SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative
- I retained
- you retained
- she/he/it retained
- we retained
- you retained
- they retained
Negative
- I did not retain
- you did not retain
- she/he/it did not retain
- we did not retain
- you did not retain
- they did not retain
Interrogative
- did I retain ?
- did you retain ?
- did she/he/it retain ?
- did we retain ?
- did you retain ?
- did they retain ?
Negative - Interrogative
- did I not retain ?
- did you not retain ?
- did she/he/it not retain ?
- did we not retain ?
- did you not retain ?
- did they not retain ?
PRESENT PERFECT
Affirmative
- I have retained
- you have retained
- she/he/it has retained
- we have retained
- you have retained
- they have retained
Negative
- I have not retained
- you have not retained
- she/he/it has not retained
- we have not retained
- you have not retained
- they have not retained
Interrogative
- have I retained ?
- have you retained ?
- has she/he/it retained ?
- have we retained ?
- have you retained ?
- have they retained ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not retained ?
- have you not retained ?
- has she/he/it not retained ?
- have we not retained ?
- have you not retained ?
- have they not retained ?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I was retaining
- you were retaining
- she/he/it was retaining
- we were retaining
- you were retaining
- they were retaining
Negative
- I was not retaining
- you were not retaining
- she/he/it was not retaining
- you were not retaining
- you were not retaining
- they were not retaining
Interrogative
- was I retaining ?
- were you retaining ?
- was she/he/it retaining ?
- were we retaining ?
- were you retaining ?
- were they retaining ?
Negative - Interrogative
- was I not retaining ?
- were you not retaining ?
- was she/he/it not retaining ?
- were we not retaining ?
- were you not retaining ?
- were they not retaining ?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I have been retaining
- you have been retaining
- she/he/it has been retaining
- we have been retaining
- you have been retaining
- they have been retaining
Negative
- I have not been retaining
- you have not been retaining
- she/he/it has not been retaining
- we have not been retaining
- you have not been retaining
- they have not been retaining
Interrogative
- have I been retaining ?
- have you been retaining ?
- has she/he/it been retaining ?
- have we been retaining ?
- have you been retaining ?
- have they been retaining ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not been retaining ?
- have you not been retaining ?
- has she/he/it not been retaining ?
- have we not been retaining ?
- have you not been retaining ?
- have they not been retaining ?
PAST PERFECT
Affirmative
- I had retained
- you had retained
- she/he/it had retained
- we had retained
- you had retained
- they had retained
Negative
- I had not retained
- you had not retained
- she/he/it had not retained
- we had not retained
- you had not retained
- they had not retained
Interrogative
- had I retained ?
- had you retained ?
- had she/he/it retained ?
- had we retained ?
- had you retained ?
- had they retained ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not retained ?
- had you not retained ?
- had she/he/it not retained ?
- had we not retained ?
- had you not retained ?
- had they not retained ?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I had been retaining
- you had been retaining
- she/he/it had been retaining
- we had been retaining
- you had been retaining
- they had been retaining
Negative
- I had not been retaining
- you had not been retaining
- she/he/it had not been retaining
- we had not been retaining
- you had not been retaining
- they had not been retaining
Interrogative
- had I been retaining ?
- had you been retaining ?
- had she/he/it been retaining ?
- had we been retaining ?
- had you been retaining ?
- had they been retaining ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not been retaining ?
- had you not been retaining ?
- had she/he/it not been retaining ?
- had we not been retaining ?
- had you not been retaining ?
- had they not been retaining ?