Conjugation of the verb invent in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb invent in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I invent
  • you invent
  • he|she|it invents
  • we invent
  • you invent
  • they invent

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 invent in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 invent in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 invent

Present participle

  • inventing

Past participle

  • invented

Perfect Participle

  • having invented

The imperative in English, for the verb to invent

Imperative

  • invent
  • let's invent
  • invent

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