Conjugation of the verb postpone in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb postpone in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I postpone
  • you postpone
  • he|she|it postpones
  • we postpone
  • you postpone
  • they postpone

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 postpone in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 postpone in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 postpone

Present participle

  • postponing

Past participle

  • postponed

Perfect Participle

  • having postponed

The imperative in English, for the verb to postpone

Imperative

  • postpone
  • let's postpone
  • postpone

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