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