Conjugation of the verb espy in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb espy in English.
Conjugation of the verb espy in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I espy
- you espy
- he|she|it espies
- we espy
- you espy
- they espy
Present Continuous
- I am espying
- you are espying
- he|she|it is espying
- we are espying
- you are espying
- they are espying
Present Perfect
- I have espied
- you have espied
- he|she|it has espied
- we have espied
- you have espied
- they have espied
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been espying
- you have been espying
- he|she|it has been espying
- we have been espying
- you have been espying
- they have been espying
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 espy in the past tenses
Simple past
- I espied
- you espied
- he|she|it espied
- we espied
- you espied
- they espied
Past continuous
- I was espying
- you were espying
- he|she|it was espying
- we were espying
- you were espying
- they were espying
Past perfect
- I had espied
- you had espied
- he|she|it had espied
- we had espied
- you had espied
- they had espied
Past perfect continuous
- I had been espying
- you had been espying
- he|she|it had been espying
- we had been espying
- you had been espying
- they had been espying
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 espy in the futur tenses
Future
- I will espy
- you will espy
- he|she|it will espy
- we will espy
- you will espy
- they will espy
Future continuous
- I will be espying
- you will be espying
- he|she|it will be espying
- we will be espying
- you will be espying
- they will be espying
Future perfect
- I will have espied
- you will have espied
- he|she|it will have espied
- we will have espied
- you will have espied
- they will have espied
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been espying
- you will have been espying
- he|she|it will have been espying
- we will have been espying
- you will have been espying
- they will have been espying
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.
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