| Present "detain" | I | detain | |
| Present Continuous "detain" | I | am detaining | |
| Simple past "detain" | I | detained | |
| Past Continuous "detain" | I | was detaining | |
| Present perfect "detain" | I | have detained | |
| Present perfect continuous "detain" | I | have been detaining | |
| Past perfect "detain" | I | had detained | |
| Past perfect continuous "detain" | I | had been detaining | |
| Future "detain" | I | will detain | |
| Future continuous "detain" | I | will be detaining | |
| Future perfect "detain" | I | will have detained | |
| Future perfect continuous "detain" | I | will have been detaining |