Conjugation of the verb near in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb near in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I near
  • you near
  • he|she|it nears
  • we near
  • you near
  • they near

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 near in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 near in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 near

Present participle

  • nearing

Past participle

  • neared

Perfect Participle

  • having neared

The imperative in English, for the verb to near

Imperative

  • near
  • let's near
  • near

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