abstener
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Tener means 'to have' or 'to hold.' The stem changes e→ie in stressed forms (tienes, tiene, tienen), and the yo form adds -g- (tengo). Compounds like mantener and contener follow the same pattern.
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — abstener
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber abstenido
- Gerundio — absteniendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo abstenido
- Participio — abstenido
Key forms
yo
abstengo
tú
abstienes
él/ella
abstiene
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he abstenido
tú
has abstenido
él/ella
ha abstenido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
abstuve
tú
abstuviste
él/ella
abstuvo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
abstenía
tú
abstenías
él/ella
abstenía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había abstenido
tú
habías abstenido
él/ella
había abstenido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube abstenido
tú
hubiste abstenido
él/ella
hubo abstenido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
abstendré
tú
abstendrás
él/ella
abstendrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
abstendría
tú
abstendrías
él/ella
abstendría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré abstenido
tú
habrás abstenido
él/ella
habrá abstenido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría abstenido
tú
habrías abstenido
él/ella
habría abstenido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
abstenga
tú
abstengas
él/ella
abstenga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya abstenido
tú
hayas abstenido
él/ella
haya abstenido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
abstuviera (abstuviese)
tú
abstuvieras (abstuvieses)
él/ella
abstuviera (abstuviese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera abstenido (hubiese abstenido)
tú
hubieras abstenido (hubieses abstenido)
él/ella
hubiera abstenido (hubiese abstenido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
abstuviere
tú
abstuvieres
él/ella
abstuviere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere abstenido
tú
hubieres abstenido
él/ella
hubiere abstenido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
abstén
él/ella
abstenga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
abstengas
él/ella
abstenga
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