| Present "abstain" | I | abstain | |
| Present Continuous "abstain" | I | am abstaining | |
| Simple past "abstain" | I | abstained | |
| Past Continuous "abstain" | I | was abstaining | |
| Present perfect "abstain" | I | have abstained | |
| Present perfect continuous "abstain" | I | have been abstaining | |
| Past perfect "abstain" | I | had abstained | |
| Past perfect continuous "abstain" | I | had been abstaining | |
| Future "abstain" | I | will abstain | |
| Future continuous "abstain" | I | will be abstaining | |
| Future perfect "abstain" | I | will have abstained | |
| Future perfect continuous "abstain" | I | will have been abstaining |