Conjugation of the verb catch in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb catch in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I catch
  • you catch
  • he|she|it catches
  • we catch
  • you catch
  • they catch

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 catch in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 catch in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 catch

Present participle

  • catching

Past participle

  • caught

Perfect Participle

  • having caught

The imperative in English, for the verb to catch

Imperative

  • catch
  • let's catch
  • catch

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