is abstaining

Present progressive he/she conjugation of abstain.

abstain

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Present:	abstaining
Past:	abstained

Indicative of "abstain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	abstain	abstained	will abstain
you	abstain	abstained	will abstain
he/she	abstains	abstained	will abstain
we	abstain	abstained	will abstain
you	abstain	abstained	will abstain
they	abstain	abstained	will abstain

Perfect of "abstain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have abstained	had abstained	will have abstained
you	have abstained	had abstained	will have abstained
he/she	has abstained	had abstained	will have abstained
we	have abstained	had abstained	will have abstained
you	have abstained	had abstained	will have abstained
they	have abstained	had abstained	will have abstained

Imperative of "abstain"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	abstain	don't abstain
he/she	-	-
we	let's abstain	let's not abstain
you	abstain	don't abstain
they	-	-

Progressive of "abstain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am abstaining	was abstaining	will be abstaining
you	are abstaining	were abstaining	will be abstaining
he/she	is abstaining	was abstaining	will be abstaining
we	are abstaining	were abstaining	will be abstaining
you	are abstaining	were abstaining	will be abstaining
they	are abstaining	were abstaining	will be abstaining

Perfect Progressive of "abstain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining
you	have been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining
he/she	has been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining
we	have been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining
you	have been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining
they	have been abstaining	had been abstaining	will have been abstaining

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