Conjugation of the verb function in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb function in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I function
  • you function
  • he|she|it functions
  • we function
  • you function
  • they function

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 function in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 function in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 function

Present participle

  • functioning

Past participle

  • functioned

Perfect Participle

  • having functioned

The imperative in English, for the verb to function

Imperative

  • function
  • let's function
  • function

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