| Present "abridge" | I | abridge | |
| Present Continuous "abridge" | I | am abridging | |
| Simple past "abridge" | I | abridged | |
| Past Continuous "abridge" | I | was abridging | |
| Present perfect "abridge" | I | have abridged | |
| Present perfect continuous "abridge" | I | have been abridging | |
| Past perfect "abridge" | I | had abridged | |
| Past perfect continuous "abridge" | I | had been abridging | |
| Future "abridge" | I | will abridge | |
| Future continuous "abridge" | I | will be abridging | |
| Future perfect "abridge" | I | will have abridged | |
| Future perfect continuous "abridge" | I | will have been abridging |