Conjugation of the verb pertain in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb pertain in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I pertain
  • you pertain
  • he|she|it pertains
  • we pertain
  • you pertain
  • they pertain

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 pertain in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 pertain in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 pertain

Present participle

  • pertaining

Past participle

  • pertained

Perfect Participle

  • having pertained

The imperative in English, for the verb to pertain

Imperative

  • pertain
  • let's pertain
  • pertain

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