Conjugation of the verb mean in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb mean in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I mean
  • you mean
  • he|she|it means
  • we mean
  • you mean
  • they mean

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 mean in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 mean in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 mean

Present participle

  • meaning

Past participle

  • meant

Perfect Participle

  • having meant

The imperative in English, for the verb to mean

Imperative

  • mean
  • let's mean
  • mean

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