Conjugation of the verb cite in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb cite in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I cite
  • you cite
  • he|she|it cites
  • we cite
  • you cite
  • they cite

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 cite in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 cite in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 cite

Present participle

  • citing

Past participle

  • cited

Perfect Participle

  • having cited

The imperative in English, for the verb to cite

Imperative

  • cite
  • let's cite
  • cite

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