Conjugation of the verb cover in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb cover in English.
Conjugation of the verb cover in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I cover
- you cover
- he|she|it covers
- we cover
- you cover
- they cover
Present Continuous
- I am covering
- you are covering
- he|she|it is covering
- we are covering
- you are covering
- they are covering
Present Perfect
- I have covered
- you have covered
- he|she|it has covered
- we have covered
- you have covered
- they have covered
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been covering
- you have been covering
- he|she|it has been covering
- we have been covering
- you have been covering
- they have been covering
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 cover in the past tenses
Simple past
- I covered
- you covered
- he|she|it covered
- we covered
- you covered
- they covered
Past continuous
- I was covering
- you were covering
- he|she|it was covering
- we were covering
- you were covering
- they were covering
Past perfect
- I had covered
- you had covered
- he|she|it had covered
- we had covered
- you had covered
- they had covered
Past perfect continuous
- I had been covering
- you had been covering
- he|she|it had been covering
- we had been covering
- you had been covering
- they had been covering
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 cover in the futur tenses
Future
- I will cover
- you will cover
- he|she|it will cover
- we will cover
- you will cover
- they will cover
Future continuous
- I will be covering
- you will be covering
- he|she|it will be covering
- we will be covering
- you will be covering
- they will be covering
Future perfect
- I will have covered
- you will have covered
- he|she|it will have covered
- we will have covered
- you will have covered
- they will have covered
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been covering
- you will have been covering
- he|she|it will have been covering
- we will have been covering
- you will have been covering
- they will have been covering
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.
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