Conjugation of the verb enquire in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb enquire in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I enquire
  • you enquire
  • he|she|it enquires
  • we enquire
  • you enquire
  • they enquire

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 enquire in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 enquire in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 enquire

Present participle

  • enquiring

Past participle

  • enquired

Perfect Participle

  • having enquired

The imperative in English, for the verb to enquire

Imperative

  • enquire
  • let's enquire
  • enquire

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