Conjugation of the verb observe in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb observe in English.
Conjugation of the verb observe in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I observe
- you observe
- he|she|it observes
- we observe
- you observe
- they observe
Present Continuous
- I am observing
- you are observing
- he|she|it is observing
- we are observing
- you are observing
- they are observing
Present Perfect
- I have observed
- you have observed
- he|she|it has observed
- we have observed
- you have observed
- they have observed
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been observing
- you have been observing
- he|she|it has been observing
- we have been observing
- you have been observing
- they have been observing
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 observe in the past tenses
Simple past
- I observed
- you observed
- he|she|it observed
- we observed
- you observed
- they observed
Past continuous
- I was observing
- you were observing
- he|she|it was observing
- we were observing
- you were observing
- they were observing
Past perfect
- I had observed
- you had observed
- he|she|it had observed
- we had observed
- you had observed
- they had observed
Past perfect continuous
- I had been observing
- you had been observing
- he|she|it had been observing
- we had been observing
- you had been observing
- they had been observing
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 observe in the futur tenses
Future
- I will observe
- you will observe
- he|she|it will observe
- we will observe
- you will observe
- they will observe
Future continuous
- I will be observing
- you will be observing
- he|she|it will be observing
- we will be observing
- you will be observing
- they will be observing
Future perfect
- I will have observed
- you will have observed
- he|she|it will have observed
- we will have observed
- you will have observed
- they will have observed
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been observing
- you will have been observing
- he|she|it will have been observing
- we will have been observing
- you will have been observing
- they will have been observing
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 observe
The imperative in English, for the verb to observe
Imperative
- observe
- let's observe
- observe
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