Conjugation of the verb belay in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb belay in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I belay
  • you belay
  • he|she|it belays
  • we belay
  • you belay
  • they belay

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 belay in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 belay in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 belay

Present participle

  • belaying

Past participle

  • belayed

Perfect Participle

  • having belayed

The imperative in English, for the verb to belay

Imperative

  • belay
  • let's belay
  • belay

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