How do you conjugate Detener in the preterite tense?

Detener is irregular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Detener Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo detuve I stopped
detuviste you stopped
él detuvo he/she/it stopped
nosotros detuvimos we stopped
vosotros detuvisteis you stopped
ellos detuvieron they stopped

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Negative Detener Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no detuve I did not stop
no detuviste you did not stop
él no detuvo he/she/it did not stop
nosotros no detuvimos we did not stop
vosotros no detuvisteis you did not stop
ellos no detuvieron they did not stop