Conjugation of the verb dance in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb dance in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I dance
  • you dance
  • he|she|it dances
  • we dance
  • you dance
  • they dance

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 dance in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 dance in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 dance

Present participle

  • dancing

Past participle

  • danced

Perfect Participle

  • having danced

The imperative in English, for the verb to dance

Imperative

  • dance
  • let's dance
  • dance

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