Conjugation of the verb grind in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb grind in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I grind
  • you grind
  • he|she|it grinds
  • we grind
  • you grind
  • they grind

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 grind in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 grind in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 grind

Present participle

  • grinding

Past participle

  • ground

Perfect Participle

  • having ground

The imperative in English, for the verb to grind

Imperative

  • grind
  • let's grind
  • grind

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