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