Conjugation of the verb balk in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb balk in English.
Conjugation of the verb balk in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I balk
- you balk
- he|she|it balks
- we balk
- you balk
- they balk
Present Continuous
- I am balking
- you are balking
- he|she|it is balking
- we are balking
- you are balking
- they are balking
Present Perfect
- I have balked
- you have balked
- he|she|it has balked
- we have balked
- you have balked
- they have balked
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been balking
- you have been balking
- he|she|it has been balking
- we have been balking
- you have been balking
- they have been balking
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 balk in the past tenses
Simple past
- I balked
- you balked
- he|she|it balked
- we balked
- you balked
- they balked
Past continuous
- I was balking
- you were balking
- he|she|it was balking
- we were balking
- you were balking
- they were balking
Past perfect
- I had balked
- you had balked
- he|she|it had balked
- we had balked
- you had balked
- they had balked
Past perfect continuous
- I had been balking
- you had been balking
- he|she|it had been balking
- we had been balking
- you had been balking
- they had been balking
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 balk in the futur tenses
Future
- I will balk
- you will balk
- he|she|it will balk
- we will balk
- you will balk
- they will balk
Future continuous
- I will be balking
- you will be balking
- he|she|it will be balking
- we will be balking
- you will be balking
- they will be balking
Future perfect
- I will have balked
- you will have balked
- he|she|it will have balked
- we will have balked
- you will have balked
- they will have balked
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been balking
- you will have been balking
- he|she|it will have been balking
- we will have been balking
- you will have been balking
- they will have been balking
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.
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