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