Conjugation of the verb captain in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb captain in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I captain
  • you captain
  • he|she|it captains
  • we captain
  • you captain
  • they captain

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 captain in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 captain in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 captain

Present participle

  • captaining

Past participle

  • captained

Perfect Participle

  • having captained

The imperative in English, for the verb to captain

Imperative

  • captain
  • let's captain
  • captain

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