| Prítomný (Present) "refrain" | I | refrain | |
| Prítomný priebehový (Present continuous) "refrain" | I | am refraining | |
| Minulý (Simple past) "refrain" | I | refrained | |
| Minulý priebehový (Past continuous) "refrain" | I | was refraining | |
| Predrítomný čas (Present Perfect) "refrain" | I | have refrained | |
| Predprítomný čas priebehový (Present Perfect Continuous) "refrain" | I | have been refraining | |
| Predminulý (Past perfect) "refrain" | I | had refrained | |
| Predminulý priebehový (Past perfect continuous) "refrain" | I | had been refraining | |
| Budúce (Future) "refrain" | I | will refrain | |
| Budúce priebehový (Future continuous) "refrain" | I | will be refraining | |
| Predbudúci (Future perfect) "refrain" | I | will have refrained | |
| Predbudúci priebehový (Future perfect continuous) "refrain" | I | will have been refraining |