Conjugation of the verb dally in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb dally in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I dally
  • you dally
  • he|she|it dallies
  • we dally
  • you dally
  • they dally

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 dally in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 dally in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 dally

Present participle

  • dallying

Past participle

  • dallied

Perfect Participle

  • having dallied

The imperative in English, for the verb to dally

Imperative

  • dally
  • let's dally
  • dally

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