Conjugation of the verb inquire in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb inquire in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I inquire
  • you inquire
  • he|she|it inquires
  • we inquire
  • you inquire
  • they inquire

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 inquire in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 inquire in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 inquire

Present participle

  • inquiring

Past participle

  • inquired

Perfect Participle

  • having inquired

The imperative in English, for the verb to inquire

Imperative

  • inquire
  • let's inquire
  • inquire

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