Conjugation of the verb liken in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb liken in English.
Conjugation of the verb liken in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I liken
- you liken
- he|she|it likens
- we liken
- you liken
- they liken
Present Continuous
- I am likening
- you are likening
- he|she|it is likening
- we are likening
- you are likening
- they are likening
Present Perfect
- I have likened
- you have likened
- he|she|it has likened
- we have likened
- you have likened
- they have likened
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been likening
- you have been likening
- he|she|it has been likening
- we have been likening
- you have been likening
- they have been likening
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 liken in the past tenses
Simple past
- I likened
- you likened
- he|she|it likened
- we likened
- you likened
- they likened
Past continuous
- I was likening
- you were likening
- he|she|it was likening
- we were likening
- you were likening
- they were likening
Past perfect
- I had likened
- you had likened
- he|she|it had likened
- we had likened
- you had likened
- they had likened
Past perfect continuous
- I had been likening
- you had been likening
- he|she|it had been likening
- we had been likening
- you had been likening
- they had been likening
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 liken in the futur tenses
Future
- I will liken
- you will liken
- he|she|it will liken
- we will liken
- you will liken
- they will liken
Future continuous
- I will be likening
- you will be likening
- he|she|it will be likening
- we will be likening
- you will be likening
- they will be likening
Future perfect
- I will have likened
- you will have likened
- he|she|it will have likened
- we will have likened
- you will have likened
- they will have likened
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been likening
- you will have been likening
- he|she|it will have been likening
- we will have been likening
- you will have been likening
- they will have been likening
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.
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