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English verb conjugation

English verb conjugation


In English, all tenses and aspects of a verb can be derived easily from its theme. In the following example, the verb "see" is conjugated on the basis of its theme "see saw seen".

Basic tenses

Other tenses

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Simple present (from present tense)

I see
you see
he/she sees
 
we see
you see
they see

Simple past

I saw
you saw
he/she saw
 
we saw
you saw
they saw

Past participle

I have seen
you have seen
he/she has seen
 
we have seen
you had seen
they had seen

Past perfect (from past participle)

I had seen
you had seen
he/she had seen
 
we had seen
you had seen
they had seen

Passive voice
The passive voice exists in all tenses and is formed from past participle. For example:


English is spoken all over the world.

Present continuous (from present tense)

I am watching
you are watching
he/she is watching
 
we are watching
you are watching
they are watching

"Watch" is a regular verb. Its theme is formed simply with the -ed suffix: watch watched watched.


Imperative (from present tense)

Come here!

Simple conditional (from present tense)

Tom could come.

Conditional perfect (from past participle)

Tom would have seen the problem immediately, if he had come.

Future (from present tense)

I will see
you will see
he/she will see
 
we will see
you will see
they will see
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