Conjugation of the verb entertain in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb entertain in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I entertain
  • you entertain
  • he|she|it entertains
  • we entertain
  • you entertain
  • they entertain

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 entertain in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 entertain in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 entertain

Present participle

  • entertaining

Past participle

  • entertained

Perfect Participle

  • having entertained

The imperative in English, for the verb to entertain

Imperative

  • entertain
  • let's entertain
  • entertain

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