Conjugation of the verb describe in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb describe in English.
Conjugation of the verb describe in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I describe
- you describe
- he|she|it describes
- we describe
- you describe
- they describe
Present Continuous
- I am describing
- you are describing
- he|she|it is describing
- we are describing
- you are describing
- they are describing
Present Perfect
- I have described
- you have described
- he|she|it has described
- we have described
- you have described
- they have described
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been describing
- you have been describing
- he|she|it has been describing
- we have been describing
- you have been describing
- they have been describing
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 describe in the past tenses
Simple past
- I described
- you described
- he|she|it described
- we described
- you described
- they described
Past continuous
- I was describing
- you were describing
- he|she|it was describing
- we were describing
- you were describing
- they were describing
Past perfect
- I had described
- you had described
- he|she|it had described
- we had described
- you had described
- they had described
Past perfect continuous
- I had been describing
- you had been describing
- he|she|it had been describing
- we had been describing
- you had been describing
- they had been describing
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 describe in the futur tenses
Future
- I will describe
- you will describe
- he|she|it will describe
- we will describe
- you will describe
- they will describe
Future continuous
- I will be describing
- you will be describing
- he|she|it will be describing
- we will be describing
- you will be describing
- they will be describing
Future perfect
- I will have described
- you will have described
- he|she|it will have described
- we will have described
- you will have described
- they will have described
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been describing
- you will have been describing
- he|she|it will have been describing
- we will have been describing
- you will have been describing
- they will have been describing
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 describe
The imperative in English, for the verb to describe
Imperative
- describe
- let's describe
- describe
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