Conjugation of the verb know in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb know in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I know
  • you know
  • he|she|it knows
  • we know
  • you know
  • they know

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 know in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 know in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 know

Present participle

  • knowing

Past participle

  • known

Perfect Participle

  • having known

The imperative in English, for the verb to know

Imperative

  • know
  • let's know
  • know

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