Conjugation of the verb elect in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb elect in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I elect
  • you elect
  • he|she|it elects
  • we elect
  • you elect
  • they elect

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 elect in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 elect in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 elect

Present participle

  • electing

Past participle

  • elected

Perfect Participle

  • having elected

The imperative in English, for the verb to elect

Imperative

  • elect
  • let's elect
  • elect

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