| Presente (Present) "detain" | I | detain | |
| Presente Progressivo (Present Continuous) "detain" | I | am detaining | |
| Passato semplice (Simple past) "detain" | I | detained | |
| Past Continuous (Past Continuous) "detain" | I | was detaining | |
| Regalo perfetto (Present perfect) "detain" | I | have detained | |
| Trapassato prossimo (Present perfect continuous) "detain" | I | have been detaining | |
| Passato perfetto (Past perfect) "detain" | I | had detained | |
| Trapassato remoto (Past perfect continuous) "detain" | I | had been detaining | |
| Futuro (Future) "detain" | I | will detain | |
| Trapassato remoto (Future continuous) "detain" | I | will be detaining | |
| Futuro perfetto (Future perfect) "detain" | I | will have detained | |
| Congiuntivo (Future perfect continuous) "detain" | I | will have been detaining |