Conjugation of the verb approve in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb approve in English.

Conjugation of the verb approve in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I approve
  • you approve
  • he|she|it approves
  • we approve
  • you approve
  • they approve

Present Continuous

  • I am approving
  • you are approving
  • he|she|it is approving
  • we are approving
  • you are approving
  • they are approving

Present Perfect

  • I have approved
  • you have approved
  • he|she|it has approved
  • we have approved
  • you have approved
  • they have approved

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been approving
  • you have been approving
  • he|she|it has been approving
  • we have been approving
  • you have been approving
  • they have been approving

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb approve in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I approved
  • you approved
  • he|she|it approved
  • we approved
  • you approved
  • they approved

Past continuous

  • I was approving
  • you were approving
  • he|she|it was approving
  • we were approving
  • you were approving
  • they were approving

Past perfect

  • I had approved
  • you had approved
  • he|she|it had approved
  • we had approved
  • you had approved
  • they had approved

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been approving
  • you had been approving
  • he|she|it had been approving
  • we had been approving
  • you had been approving
  • they had been approving

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb approve in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will approve
  • you will approve
  • he|she|it will approve
  • we will approve
  • you will approve
  • they will approve

Future continuous

  • I will be approving
  • you will be approving
  • he|she|it will be approving
  • we will be approving
  • you will be approving
  • they will be approving

Future perfect

  • I will have approved
  • you will have approved
  • he|she|it will have approved
  • we will have approved
  • you will have approved
  • they will have approved

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been approving
  • you will have been approving
  • he|she|it will have been approving
  • we will have been approving
  • you will have been approving
  • they will have been approving

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to approve

Present participle

  • approving

Past participle

  • approved

Perfect Participle

  • having approved

The imperative in English, for the verb to approve

Imperative

  • approve
  • let's approve
  • approve

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