Conjugation of the verb burn in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb burn in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I burn
  • you burn
  • he|she|it burns
  • we burn
  • you burn
  • they burn

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

  • I have burnt/burned
  • you have burnt/burned
  • he|she|it has burnt/burned
  • we have burnt/burned
  • you have burnt/burned
  • they have burnt/burned

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 burn in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I burnt/burned
  • you burnt/burned
  • he|she|it burnt/burned
  • we burnt/burned
  • you burnt/burned
  • they burnt/burned

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

  • I had burnt/burned
  • you had burnt/burned
  • he|she|it had burnt/burned
  • we had burnt/burned
  • you had burnt/burned
  • they had burnt/burned

Past perfect continuous

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

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 burn in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

  • I will have burnt/burned
  • you will have burnt/burned
  • he|she|it will have burnt/burned
  • we will have burnt/burned
  • you will have burnt/burned
  • they will have burnt/burned

Future perfect continuous

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

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 burn

Present participle

  • burning

Past participle

  • burnt/burned

Perfect Participle

  • having burnt/burned

The imperative in English, for the verb to burn

Imperative

  • burn
  • let's burn
  • burn

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