| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "abstain" | I | abstain | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "abstain" | I | am abstaining | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "abstain" | I | abstained | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "abstain" | I | was abstaining | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "abstain" | I | have abstained | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "abstain" | I | have been abstaining | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "abstain" | I | had abstained | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "abstain" | I | had been abstaining | |
| O futuro (Future) "abstain" | I | will abstain | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "abstain" | I | will be abstaining | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "abstain" | I | will have abstained | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "abstain" | I | will have been abstaining |