Conjugation of the verb gain in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb gain in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I gain
  • you gain
  • he|she|it gains
  • we gain
  • you gain
  • they gain

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 gain in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 gain in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 gain

Present participle

  • gaining

Past participle

  • gained

Perfect Participle

  • having gained

The imperative in English, for the verb to gain

Imperative

  • gain
  • let's gain
  • gain

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