refrain: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb refrain[rɪˈfreɪn], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I refrain
you refrain
he/she/it refrains
we refrain
you refrain
they refrain

Present Continuous

I am refraining
you are refraining
he/she/it is refraining
we are refraining
you are refraining
they are refraining

Present Perfect

I have refrained
you have refrained
he/she/it has refrained
we have refrained
you have refrained
they have refrained

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been refraining
you have been refraining
he/she/it has been refraining
we have been refraining
you have been refraining
they have been refraining

Past Indefinite

I refrained
you refrained
he/she/it refrained
we refrained
you refrained
they refrained

Past Continuous

I was refraining
you were refraining
he/she/it was refraining
we were refraining
you were refraining
they were refraining

Past Perfect

I had refrained
you had refrained
he/she/it had refrained
we had refrained
you had refrained
they had refrained

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been refraining
you had been refraining
he/she/it had been refraining
we had been refraining
you had been refraining
they had been refraining

Future Indefinite

I will refrain
you will refrain
he/she/it will refrain
we will refrain
you will refrain
they will refrain

Future Continuous

I will be refraining
you will be refraining
he/she/it will be refraining
we will be refraining
you will be refraining
they will be refraining

Future Perfect

I will have refrained
you will have refrained
he/she/it will have refrained
we will have refrained
you will have refrained
they will have refrained

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been refraining
you will have been refraining
he/she/it will have been refraining
we will have been refraining
you will have been refraining
they will have been refraining

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't refrain
you don't refrain
he/she/it doesn't refrain
we don't refrain
you don't refrain
they don't refrain

Present Continuous

I am not refraining
you aren't refraining
he/she/it isn't refraining
we aren't refraining
you aren't refraining
they aren't refraining

Present Perfect

I haven't refrained
you haven't refrained
he/she/it hasn't refrained
we haven't refrained
you haven't refrained
they haven't refrained

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been refraining
you haven't been refraining
he/she/it hasn't been refraining
we haven't been refraining
you haven't been refraining
they haven't been refraining

Past Indefinite

I didn't refrain
you didn't refrain
he/she/it didn't refrain
we didn't refrain
you didn't refrain
they didn't refrain

Past Continuous

I wasn't refraining
you weren't refraining
he/she/it wasn't refraining
we weren't refraining
you weren't refraining
they weren't refraining

Past Perfect

I hadn't refrained
you hadn't refrained
he/she/it hadn't refrained
we hadn't refrained
you hadn't refrained
they hadn't refrained

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been refraining
you hadn't been refraining
he/she/it hadn't been refraining
we hadn't been refraining
you hadn't been refraining
they hadn't been refraining

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't refrain
you won't refrain
he/she/it won't refrain
we shan't / won't refrain
you won't refrain
they won't refrain

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be refraining
you won't be refraining
he/she/it won't be refraining
we shan't / won't be refraining
you won't be refraining
they won't be refraining

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have refrained
you won't have refrained
he/she/it won't have refrained
we shan't / won't have refrained
you won't have refrained
they won't have refrained

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been refraining
you won't have been refraining
he/she/it won't have been refraining
we shan't / won't have been refraining
you won't have been refraining
they won't have been refraining

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I refrain?
do you refrain?
does he/she/it refrain?
do we refrain?
do you refrain?
do they refrain?

Present Continuous

am I refraining?
are you refraining?
is he/she/it refraining?
are we refraining?
are you refraining?
are they refraining?

Present Perfect

have I refrained?
have you refrained?
has he/she/it refrained?
have we refrained?
have you refrained?
have they refrained?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been refraining?
have you been refraining?
has he/she/it been refraining?
have we been refraining?
have you been refraining?
have they been refraining?

Past Indefinite

did I refrain?
did you refrain?
did he/she/it refrain?
did we refrain?
did you refrain?
did they refrain?

Past Continuous

was I refraining?
were you refraining?
was he/she/it refraining?
were we refraining?
were you refraining?
were they refraining?

Past Perfect

had I refrained?
had you refrained?
had he/she/it refrained?
had we refrained?
had you refrained?
had they refrained?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been refraining?
had you been refraining?
had he/she/it been refraining?
had we been refraining?
had you been refraining?
had they been refraining?

Future Indefinite

will I refrain?
will you refrain?
will he/she/it refrain?
will we refrain?
will you refrain?
will they refrain?

Future Continuous

will I be refraining?
will you be refraining?
will he/she/it be refraining?
will we be refraining?
will you be refraining?
will they be refraining?

Future Perfect

will I have refrained?
will you have refrained?
will he/she/it have refrained?
will we have refrained?
will you have refrained?
will they have refrained?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been refraining?
will you have been refraining?
will he/she/it have been refraining?
will we have been refraining?
will you have been refraining?
will they have been refraining?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would refrain
you would refrain
he/she/it would refrain
we would refrain
you would refrain
they would refrain

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be refraining
you would be refraining
he/she/it would be refraining
we would be refraining
you would be refraining
they would be refraining

Conditional Perfect

I would have refrained
you would have refrained
he/she/it would have refrained
we would have refrained
you would have refrained
they would have refrained

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been refraining
you would have been refraining
he/she/it would have been refraining
we would have been refraining
you would have been refraining
they would have been refraining

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't refrain
you wouldn't refrain
he/she/it wouldn't refrain
we wouldn't refrain
you wouldn't refrain
they wouldn't refrain

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be refraining
you wouldn't be refraining
he/she/it wouldn't be refraining
we wouldn't be refraining
you wouldn't be refraining
they wouldn't be refraining

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have refrained
you wouldn't have refrained
he/she/it wouldn't have refrained
we wouldn't have refrained
you wouldn't have refrained
they wouldn't have refrained

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been refraining
you wouldn't have been refraining
he/she/it wouldn't have been refraining
we wouldn't have been refraining
you wouldn't have been refraining
they wouldn't have been refraining

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I refrain?
would you refrain?
would he/she/it refrain?
would we refrain?
would you refrain?
would they refrain?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be refraining?
would you be refraining?
would he/she/it be refraining?
would we be refraining?
would you be refraining?
would they be refraining?

Conditional Perfect

would I have refrained?
would you have refrained?
would he/she/it have refrained?
would we have refrained?
would you have refrained?
would they have refrained?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been refraining?
would you have been refraining?
would he/she/it have been refraining?
would we have been refraining?
would you have been refraining?
would they have been refraining?

Participles

Present

refraining

Past

refrained

Infinitives

Infinitives

to refrain
to have refrained
to be refraining
to have been refraining

Singular and plural for refrain[rɪˈfreɪn]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
refrain
refrains
Possessive case
refrain's
refrains'
Plural
refrains
refrains'
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