Conjugation of the verb petition in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb petition in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I petition
  • you petition
  • he|she|it petitions
  • we petition
  • you petition
  • they petition

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 petition in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 petition in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 petition

Present participle

  • petitioning

Past participle

  • petitioned

Perfect Participle

  • having petitioned

The imperative in English, for the verb to petition

Imperative

  • petition
  • let's petition
  • petition

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