Conjugation of the verb countenance in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb countenance in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I countenance
  • you countenance
  • he|she|it countenances
  • we countenance
  • you countenance
  • they countenance

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 countenance in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 countenance in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 countenance

Present participle

  • countenancing

Past participle

  • countenanced

Perfect Participle

  • having countenanced

The imperative in English, for the verb to countenance

Imperative

  • countenance
  • let's countenance
  • countenance

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