S'abstenir is a french third group verb. So, this verb is irregular and do not follow a regular conjugation pattern like first or second group verbs. Follow this link to see all the endings of the conjugation of most of the third group verbs :
conjugation rules and endings for the second group verbs.
Verbs derived from
tenir and
venir form a major group of verbs who gains a
d in the future and conditional. These verbs are the only verb to have a nasal vowel in the past historic and imperfect subjunctive.
The verb
s'abstenir is a reflexive verb which is always reflexive. So it is always conjugated with a reflexive pronoun. Here is the list of the french reflexive pronouns:
« me »,
« te »,
« se »,
« nous »,
« vous »,
« se ».
S'abstenir verb is conjugated in negative form. The placement of the negative adverb follow the following rules:
- the adverb
« ne » is placed after the pronoun and before the verb.
- in simple tenses, the adverbs (
« ne ...pas »,
« ne...plus »,
« ne...jamais », etc...) surround the verb
s'abstenir.
- in compound tenses or in passive voice, the negative adverbs surround the auxiliary.
- With the reflexive verb
s'abstenir in simple tenses, the negative adverbs surround the reflexive pronoun and the verb.
- With the reflexive verb
s'abstenir in compound tenses, the negative adverbs surround the reflexive pronoun and the auxiliary.
