Abstener

to abstain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

abstener

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

absteniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

abstenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	absteno I abstain	I abstain
tú	abstenes you abstain	you abstain
él/ella/usted	abstene he/she/you abstains	he/she/you abstains
nosotros	abstenemos we abstain	we abstain
vosotros	abstenéis you all abstain	you all abstain
ellos/ustedes	abstenen they/you all abstain	they/you all abstain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abstenía I used to abstain	I used to abstain
tú	abstenías you used to abstain	you used to abstain
él/ella/usted	abstenía he/she/you used to abstain	he/she/you used to abstain
nosotros	absteníamos we used to abstain	we used to abstain
vosotros	absteníais you all used to abstain	you all used to abstain
ellos/ustedes	abstenían they/you all used to abstain	they/you all used to abstain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abstení I abstained	I abstained
tú	absteniste you abstained	you abstained
él/ella/usted	abstenió he/she/you abstained	he/she/you abstained
nosotros	abstenimos we abstained	we abstained
vosotros	abstenisteis you all abstained	you all abstained
ellos/ustedes	abstenieron they/you all abstained	they/you all abstained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	absteneré I will abstain	I will abstain
tú	abstenerás you will abstain	you will abstain
él/ella/usted	abstenerá he/she/you will abstain	he/she/you will abstain
nosotros	absteneremos we will abstain	we will abstain
vosotros	absteneréis you all will abstain	you all will abstain
ellos/ustedes	abstenerán they/you all will abstain	they/you all will abstain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abstenería I would abstain	I would abstain
tú	abstenerías you would abstain	you would abstain
él/ella/usted	abstenería he/she/you would abstain	he/she/you would abstain
nosotros	absteneríamos we would abstain	we would abstain
vosotros	absteneríais you all would abstain	you all would abstain
ellos/ustedes	abstenerían they/you all would abstain	they/you all would abstain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abstena that I abstain	that I abstain
tú	abstenas that you abstain	that you abstain
él/ella/usted	abstena that he/she/you abstain	that he/she/you abstain
nosotros	abstenamos that we abstain	that we abstain
vosotros	abstenáis that you all abstain	that you all abstain
ellos/ustedes	abstenan that they/you all abstain	that they/you all abstain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	absteniera or absteniese that I abstained	that I abstained
tú	abstenieras or abstenieses that you abstained	that you abstained
él/ella/usted	absteniera or absteniese that he/she/you abstained	that he/she/you abstained
nosotros	absteniéramos or absteniésemos that we abstained	that we abstained
vosotros	abstenierais or abstenieseis that you all abstained	that you all abstained
ellos/ustedes	abstenieran or absteniesen that they/you all abstained	that they/you all abstained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he abstenido I have abstained	I have abstained
tú	has abstenido you have abstained	you have abstained
él/ella/usted	ha abstenido he/she/you have abstained	he/she/you have abstained
nosotros	hemos abstenido we have abstained	we have abstained
vosotros	habéis abstenido you all have abstained	you all have abstained
ellos/ustedes	han abstenido they/you all have abstained	they/you all have abstained

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había abstenido I had abstained	I had abstained
tú	habías abstenido you had abstained	you had abstained
él/ella/usted	había abstenido he/she/you had abstained	he/she/you had abstained
nosotros	habíamos abstenido we had abstained	we had abstained
vosotros	habíais abstenido you all had abstained	you all had abstained
ellos/ustedes	habían abstenido they/you all had abstained	they/you all had abstained

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube abstenido I had abstained	I had abstained
tú	hubiste abstenido you had abstained	you had abstained
él/ella/usted	hubo abstenido he/she/you had abstained	he/she/you had abstained
nosotros	hubimos abstenido we had abstained	we had abstained
vosotros	hubisteis abstenido you all had abstained	you all had abstained
ellos/ustedes	hubieron abstenido they/you all had abstained	they/you all had abstained

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré abstenido I will have abstained	I will have abstained
tú	habrás abstenido you will have abstained	you will have abstained
él/ella/usted	habrá abstenido he/she/you will have abstained	he/she/you will have abstained
nosotros	habremos abstenido we will have abstained	we will have abstained
vosotros	habréis abstenido you all will have abstained	you all will have abstained
ellos/ustedes	habrán abstenido they/you all will have abstained	they/you all will have abstained

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría abstenido I would have abstained	I would have abstained
tú	habrías abstenido you would have abstained	you would have abstained
él/ella/usted	habría abstenido he/she/you would have abstained	he/she/you would have abstained
nosotros	habríamos abstenido we would have abstained	we would have abstained
vosotros	habríais abstenido you all would have abstained	you all would have abstained
ellos/ustedes	habrían abstenido they/you all would have abstained	they/you all would have abstained

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya abstenido that I have abstained	that I have abstained
tú	hayas abstenido that you have abstained	that you have abstained
él/ella/usted	haya abstenido that he/she/you have abstained	that he/she/you have abstained
nosotros	hayamos abstenido that we have abstained	that we have abstained
vosotros	hayáis abstenido that you all have abstained	that you all have abstained
ellos/ustedes	hayan abstenido that they/you all have abstained	that they/you all have abstained

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera abstenido that I had abstained	that I had abstained
tú	hubieras abstenido that you had abstained	that you had abstained
él/ella/usted	hubiera abstenido that he/she/you had abstained	that he/she/you had abstained
nosotros	hubiéramos abstenido that we had abstained	that we had abstained
vosotros	hubierais abstenido that you all had abstained	that you all had abstained
ellos/ustedes	hubieran abstenido that they/you all had abstained	that they/you all had abstained

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	abstene	abstain! (you)
usted	abstena	abstain! (you formal)
nosotros	abstenamos	let's abstain!
vosotros	abstened	abstain! (you all)
ustedes	abstenan	abstain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no abstenas	don't abstain! (you)
usted	no abstena	don't abstain! (you formal)
nosotros	no abstenamos	let's not abstain!
vosotros	no abstenáis	don't abstain! (you all)
ustedes	no abstenan	don't abstain! (you all)

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