| Cadeau (Present) "refrain" | I | refrain | |
| Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present Continuous) "refrain" | I | am refraining | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Simple past) "refrain" | I | refrained | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Past Continuous) "refrain" | I | was refraining | |
| Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present perfect) "refrain" | I | have refrained | |
| Tegenwoordige tijd continue (Present perfect continuous) "refrain" | I | have been refraining | |
| Voltooid verleden tijd (Past perfect) "refrain" | I | had refrained | |
| Past perfect continue (Past perfect continuous) "refrain" | I | had been refraining | |
| Toekomst (Future) "refrain" | I | will refrain | |
| Future continue (Future continuous) "refrain" | I | will be refraining | |
| Toekomst perfect (Future perfect) "refrain" | I | will have refrained | |
| Future perfect continue (Future perfect continuous) "refrain" | I | will have been refraining |