Welcome to the conjugation section for the English verb refrain. Here you will find the complete conjugation of this verb in all its tenses and modes. We also offer usage examples for each verb form and mode, so that you can better understand how refrain is used in different contexts.
indicative
present
i refrainyou refrainhe/she/it refrainswe refrainyou refrainthey refrainpreterite
i refrainedyou refrainedhe/she/it refrainedwe refrainedyou refrainedthey refrainedpresent continuous
i am refrainingyou are refraininghe/she/it is refrainingwe are refrainingyou are refrainingthey are refrainingpresent perfect
i have refrainedyou have refrainedhe/she/it has refrainedwe have refrainedyou have refrainedthey have refrainedfuture
i will refrainyou will refrainhe/she/it will refrainwe will refrainyou will refrainthey will refrainfuture perfect
i will have refrainedyou will have refrainedhe/she/it will have refrainedwe will have refrainedyou will have refrainedthey will have refrainedpast continous
i was refrainingyou were refraininghe/she/it was refrainingwe were refrainingyou were refrainingthey were refrainingpast perfect
i had refrainedyou had refrainedhe/she/it had refrainedwe had refrainedyou had refrainedthey had refrainedfuture continuous
i will be refrainingyou will be refraininghe/she/it will be refrainingwe will be refrainingyou will be refrainingthey will be refrainingpresent perfect continuous
i have been refrainingyou have been refraininghe/she/it has been refrainingwe have been refrainingyou have been refrainingthey have been refrainingpast perfect continuous
i had been refrainingyou had been refraininghe/she/it had been refrainingwe had been refrainingyou had been refrainingthey had been refrainingfuture perfect continuous
i will have been refrainingyou will have been refraininghe/she/it will have been refrainingwe will have been refrainingyou will have been refrainingthey will have been refrainingparticiple
imperative
refrainlet's refrainrefrainpresent
refrainingpast
refrainedinfinitive
to refrainperfect participle
having refrained
The verb refrain is a fundamental part of the English language and it is important to know its conjugation in order to use it correctly in your conversations, writing, and other contexts. That's why we invite you to explore this section and learn more about the conjugation of refrain. We hope this tool will be useful in your learning of English!