Conjugation of the verb contain in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb contain in English.
Conjugation of the verb contain in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I contain
- you contain
- he|she|it contains
- we contain
- you contain
- they contain
Present Continuous
- I am containing
- you are containing
- he|she|it is containing
- we are containing
- you are containing
- they are containing
Present Perfect
- I have contained
- you have contained
- he|she|it has contained
- we have contained
- you have contained
- they have contained
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been containing
- you have been containing
- he|she|it has been containing
- we have been containing
- you have been containing
- they have been containing
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 contain in the past tenses
Simple past
- I contained
- you contained
- he|she|it contained
- we contained
- you contained
- they contained
Past continuous
- I was containing
- you were containing
- he|she|it was containing
- we were containing
- you were containing
- they were containing
Past perfect
- I had contained
- you had contained
- he|she|it had contained
- we had contained
- you had contained
- they had contained
Past perfect continuous
- I had been containing
- you had been containing
- he|she|it had been containing
- we had been containing
- you had been containing
- they had been containing
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 contain in the futur tenses
Future
- I will contain
- you will contain
- he|she|it will contain
- we will contain
- you will contain
- they will contain
Future continuous
- I will be containing
- you will be containing
- he|she|it will be containing
- we will be containing
- you will be containing
- they will be containing
Future perfect
- I will have contained
- you will have contained
- he|she|it will have contained
- we will have contained
- you will have contained
- they will have contained
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been containing
- you will have been containing
- he|she|it will have been containing
- we will have been containing
- you will have been containing
- they will have been containing
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 contain
The imperative in English, for the verb to contain
Imperative
- contain
- let's contain
- contain
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