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