Conjugation of the verb compose in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb compose in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I compose
  • you compose
  • he|she|it composes
  • we compose
  • you compose
  • they compose

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 compose in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 compose in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 compose

Present participle

  • composing

Past participle

  • composed

Perfect Participle

  • having composed

The imperative in English, for the verb to compose

Imperative

  • compose
  • let's compose
  • compose

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