Conjugation of the verb bow in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb bow in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I bow
  • you bow
  • he|she|it bows
  • we bow
  • you bow
  • they bow

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 bow in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 bow in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 bow

Present participle

  • bowing

Past participle

  • bowed

Perfect Participle

  • having bowed

The imperative in English, for the verb to bow

Imperative

  • bow
  • let's bow
  • bow

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