Conjugation of the verb define in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb define in the present tenses

Present Tense

I define
you define
he|she|it defines
we define
you define
they define

Present Continuous

I am defining
you are defining
he|she|it is defining
we are defining
you are defining
they are defining

Present Perfect

I have defined
you have defined
he|she|it has defined
we have defined
you have defined
they have defined

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been defining
you have been defining
he|she|it has been defining
we have been defining
you have been defining
they have been defining

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 define in the past tenses

Simple past

I defined
you defined
he|she|it defined
we defined
you defined
they defined

Past continuous

I was defining
you were defining
he|she|it was defining
we were defining
you were defining
they were defining

Past perfect

I had defined
you had defined
he|she|it had defined
we had defined
you had defined
they had defined

Past perfect continuous

I had been defining
you had been defining
he|she|it had been defining
we had been defining
you had been defining
they had been defining

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 define in the futur tenses

Future

I will define
you will define
he|she|it will define
we will define
you will define
they will define

Future continuous

I will be defining
you will be defining
he|she|it will be defining
we will be defining
you will be defining
they will be defining

Future perfect

I will have defined
you will have defined
he|she|it will have defined
we will have defined
you will have defined
they will have defined

Future perfect continuous

I will have been defining
you will have been defining
he|she|it will have been defining
we will have been defining
you will have been defining
they will have been defining

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 define

Present participle

defining

Past participle

defined

Perfect Participle

having defined

The imperative in English, for the verb to define

Imperative

define
let's define
define

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