Conjugation of the verb lack in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb lack in the present tenses

Present Tense

I lack
you lack
he|she|it lacks
we lack
you lack
they lack

Present Continuous

I am lacking
you are lacking
he|she|it is lacking
we are lacking
you are lacking
they are lacking

Present Perfect

I have lacked
you have lacked
he|she|it has lacked
we have lacked
you have lacked
they have lacked

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been lacking
you have been lacking
he|she|it has been lacking
we have been lacking
you have been lacking
they have been lacking

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 lack in the past tenses

Simple past

I lacked
you lacked
he|she|it lacked
we lacked
you lacked
they lacked

Past continuous

I was lacking
you were lacking
he|she|it was lacking
we were lacking
you were lacking
they were lacking

Past perfect

I had lacked
you had lacked
he|she|it had lacked
we had lacked
you had lacked
they had lacked

Past perfect continuous

I had been lacking
you had been lacking
he|she|it had been lacking
we had been lacking
you had been lacking
they had been lacking

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 lack in the futur tenses

Future

I will lack
you will lack
he|she|it will lack
we will lack
you will lack
they will lack

Future continuous

I will be lacking
you will be lacking
he|she|it will be lacking
we will be lacking
you will be lacking
they will be lacking

Future perfect

I will have lacked
you will have lacked
he|she|it will have lacked
we will have lacked
you will have lacked
they will have lacked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lacking
you will have been lacking
he|she|it will have been lacking
we will have been lacking
you will have been lacking
they will have been lacking

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 lack

Present participle

lacking

Past participle

lacked

Perfect Participle

having lacked

The imperative in English, for the verb to lack

Imperative

lack
let's lack
lack

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