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