Conjugation of the verb foretell in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb foretell in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I foretell
  • you foretell
  • he|she|it foretells
  • we foretell
  • you foretell
  • they foretell

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 foretell in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 foretell in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 foretell

Present participle

  • foretelling

Past participle

  • foretold

Perfect Participle

  • having foretold

The imperative in English, for the verb to foretell

Imperative

  • foretell
  • let's foretell
  • foretell

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