abstenerse
reflexive Practice-readyto abstain
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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
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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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
me abstengo
tú
te abstienes
él/ella
se abstiene
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
me he abstenido
tú
te has abstenido
él/ella
se ha abstenido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
me abstuve
tú
te abstuviste
él/ella
se abstuvo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
me abstenía
tú
te abstenías
él/ella
se abstenía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
me había abstenido
tú
te habías abstenido
él/ella
se había abstenido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
me hube abstenido
tú
te hubiste abstenido
él/ella
se hubo abstenido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
me abstendré
tú
te abstendrás
él/ella
se abstendrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
me abstendría
tú
te abstendrías
él/ella
se abstendría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
me habré abstenido
tú
te habrás abstenido
él/ella
se habrá abstenido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
me habría abstenido
tú
te habrías abstenido
él/ella
se habría abstenido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
me abstenga
tú
te abstengas
él/ella
se abstenga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me haya abstenido
tú
te hayas abstenido
él/ella
se haya abstenido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
me abstuviera (me abstuviese)
tú
te abstuvieras (te abstuvieses)
él/ella
se abstuviera (se abstuviese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me hubiera abstenido
tú
te hubieras abstenido
él/ella
se hubiera abstenido
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
me abstuviere
tú
te abstuvieres
él/ella
se abstuviere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me hubiere abstenido
tú
te hubieres abstenido
él/ella
se hubiere abstenido
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
te abstengas
él/ella
se abstenga
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