How to conjugate abstener in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

abstener
to abstain
regular verb

Abstener means to refrain or hold back from doing something. It is often used in contexts involving self-control or avoiding participation.

How to conjugate abstener in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
abstuviera
Tú
abstuvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
abstuviera
Nosotros / Nosotras
abstuviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
abstuvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
abstuvieran

Examples of abstener in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él me abstuviéramos de problemas.
I hoped that he would abstain from problems.
Tú
No creía que tú abstuvieras esa decisión.
I didn't believe that you would abstain from that decision.
Él / Ella / Usted
Era posible que él abstuviéramos de participar.
It was possible that he abstained from participating.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que nosotros abstuviéramos de opinar.
We wanted us to abstain from commenting.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Dudaba que vosotros abstuviérais de votar.
I doubted that you all would abstain from voting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos abstuvieran de asistir.
I didn't think they would abstain from attending.

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Esperaba que él me abstuviéramos de problemas.

Other conjugations of abstener

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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