英語「retain」の動詞活用・時制一覧

英語の動詞「retain」の活用形と時制を一覧で紹介します。

「retain」の活用形

「retain」の活用形は以下の通りです。

原形｜retain
三単現｜retains
過去形｜retained
過去分詞｜retained
現在分詞｜retaining

「retain」の意味と使い方とは
「retain」は「保持する」「維持する」「覚えている」「雇う」など複数の意味を持つ動詞です。「保持する」は、物理的な物や抽象的な概念を手放さずに持っておくことを指し、例として”retain water”（水分を保持する）や”retain control”（支配権を維持する）などがあります。「維持する」は、ある状態や品質を保ち続けることを意味し、”retain its value”（価値を維持する）のように使われます。「覚えている」は、記憶にとどめておくことで、”retain information”（情報を覚えている）という形で使われます。「雇う」は、弁護士やコンサルタントなどを報酬を払って雇うことを指し、”retain a lawyer”（弁護士を雇う）のように使われます。文脈によって意味が異なるため、注意が必要です。

「retain」の時制一覧

「retain」の時制は以下の通りです。

現在形
I retain
You retain
He/She/It retains
We retain
They retain

過去形
I retained
You retained
He/She/It retained
We retained
They retained

現在完了形
I have retained
You have retained
He/She/It has retained
We have retained
They have retained

現在進行形
I am retaining
You are retaining
He/She/It is retaining
We are retaining
They are retaining

未来形
I will retain
You will retain
He/She/It will retain
We will retain
They will retain

過去進行形
I was retaining
You were retaining
He/She/It was retaining
We were retaining
They were retaining

未来進行形
I will be retaining
You will be retaining
He/She/It will be retaining
We will be retaining
They will be retaining

過去完了形
I had retained
You had retained
He/She/It had retained
We had retained
They had retained

未来完了形
I will have retained
You will have retained
He/She/It will have retained
We will have retained
They will have retained

現在完了進行形
I have been retaining
You have been retaining
He/She/It has been retaining
We have been retaining
They have been retaining

過去完了進行形
I had been retaining
You had been retaining
He/She/It had been retaining
We had been retaining
They had been retaining

未来完了進行形
I will have been retaining
You will have been retaining
He/She/It will have been retaining
We will have been retaining
They will have been retaining

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