Conjugation of the verb borrow in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb borrow in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I borrow
  • you borrow
  • he|she|it borrows
  • we borrow
  • you borrow
  • they borrow

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 borrow in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 borrow in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 borrow

Present participle

  • borrowing

Past participle

  • borrowed

Perfect Participle

  • having borrowed

The imperative in English, for the verb to borrow

Imperative

  • borrow
  • let's borrow
  • borrow

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