Conjugation of the verb perform in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb perform in the present tenses

Present Tense

I perform
you perform
he|she|it performs
we perform
you perform
they perform

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 perform in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 perform in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 perform

Present participle

performing

Past participle

performed

Perfect Participle

having performed

The imperative in English, for the verb to perform

Imperative

perform
let's perform
perform

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