Conjugation of the verb complain in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb complain in the present tenses

Present Tense

I complain
you complain
he|she|it complains
we complain
you complain
they complain

Present Continuous

I am complaining
you are complaining
he|she|it is complaining
we are complaining
you are complaining
they are complaining

Present Perfect

I have complained
you have complained
he|she|it has complained
we have complained
you have complained
they have complained

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been complaining
you have been complaining
he|she|it has been complaining
we have been complaining
you have been complaining
they have been complaining

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 complain in the past tenses

Simple past

I complained
you complained
he|she|it complained
we complained
you complained
they complained

Past continuous

I was complaining
you were complaining
he|she|it was complaining
we were complaining
you were complaining
they were complaining

Past perfect

I had complained
you had complained
he|she|it had complained
we had complained
you had complained
they had complained

Past perfect continuous

I had been complaining
you had been complaining
he|she|it had been complaining
we had been complaining
you had been complaining
they had been complaining

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 complain in the futur tenses

Future

I will complain
you will complain
he|she|it will complain
we will complain
you will complain
they will complain

Future continuous

I will be complaining
you will be complaining
he|she|it will be complaining
we will be complaining
you will be complaining
they will be complaining

Future perfect

I will have complained
you will have complained
he|she|it will have complained
we will have complained
you will have complained
they will have complained

Future perfect continuous

I will have been complaining
you will have been complaining
he|she|it will have been complaining
we will have been complaining
you will have been complaining
they will have been complaining

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 complain

Present participle

complaining

Past participle

complained

Perfect Participle

having complained

The imperative in English, for the verb to complain

Imperative

complain
let's complain
complain

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