Indicative Present (simple): Bruno Delavigne staves off boredom during long transatlantic flights by sketching new fragrance concepts on cocktail napkins.
Indicative Present progressive / continuous: The noseless perfumer is staving off exhaustion with a double espresso before the Delavigne Corporation's annual shareholder meeting.
Indicative Past (simple): Horatio Oléré staved off a minor financial crisis at Delavigne Corporation by renegotiating three supplier contracts overnight.
Indicative Past progressive / continuous: Bruno was staving off panic in the Pamplona crowd by cracking jokes with fellow runners just moments before the bulls were released.
Indicative Present perfect (simple): The grandson of Xavier has staved off every attempt by rival cosmetics firms to acquire the Delavigne Corporation.
Indicative Present perfect progressive / continuous: Bruno has been staving off questions about his romantic life for years, deflecting journalists with tales of surfing mishaps in San Francisco.
Indicative Past perfect: By the time the fire inspectors arrived at the Montmartre shop, young Bruno had already staved off further disaster with a bucket of sand.
Indicative Past perfect progressive / continuous: The Delavigne Corporation's legal team had been staving off the lawsuit for months before Bruno finally flew back from Pamplona to handle it personally.
Indicative Future: The CEO will stave off any hostile takeover attempt with the same stubborn determination he inherited from his grandfather Xavier.
Indicative Future progressive / continuous: While the Pamplona crowd cheers, Bruno will be staving off the bulls — and, knowing him, also updating Horatio on quarterly sales by text message.
Indicative Future perfect: By the time the Delavigne Corporation turns fifty, Bruno will have staved off dozens of crises, a few explosions, and at least one rogue bull.
Indicative Future perfect progressive / continuous: By next spring, the San Francisco surfer will have been staving off retirement rumors for a full decade, much to the relief of his loyal staff.
Conditional Simple: Bruno would stave off creative fatigue more easily if he could still smell the raw ingredients lining the shelves of his laboratory.
Conditional Progressive: If the environmental conference were not scheduled for this weekend, the Montmartre kid would be staving off seaside boredom on his surfboard in San Francisco right now.
Conditional Perfect: Horatio would have staved off the scandal more effectively if Bruno had not given that famously candid interview about fragrance fire prevention to a late-night talk show host.
Conditional Perfect progressive: Without the charity gala to organize, Bruno would have been staving off the press on his own for months, armed with nothing but wit and a surfboard.
Imperative Imperative: « Stave off those reporters at the door, Horatio — I am not ready to explain how a candle nearly took down the Delavigne Corporation again, » Bruno muttered, retreating toward the elevator.
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