Conjugation of the verb direct in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb direct in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I direct
  • you direct
  • he|she|it directs
  • we direct
  • you direct
  • they direct

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 direct in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 direct in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 direct

Present participle

  • directing

Past participle

  • directed

Perfect Participle

  • having directed

The imperative in English, for the verb to direct

Imperative

  • direct
  • let's direct
  • direct

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