Conjugation of the verb frighten in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb frighten in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I frighten
  • you frighten
  • he|she|it frightens
  • we frighten
  • you frighten
  • they frighten

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 frighten in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 frighten in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 frighten

Present participle

  • frightening

Past participle

  • frightened

Perfect Participle

  • having frightened

The imperative in English, for the verb to frighten

Imperative

  • frighten
  • let's frighten
  • frighten

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