Conjugation of the verb downplay in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb downplay in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I downplay
  • you downplay
  • he|she|it downplays
  • we downplay
  • you downplay
  • they downplay

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 downplay in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 downplay in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 downplay

Present participle

  • downplaying

Past participle

  • downplayed

Perfect Participle

  • having downplayed

The imperative in English, for the verb to downplay

Imperative

  • downplay
  • let's downplay
  • downplay

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