Conjugation of the verb preen in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb preen in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I preen
  • you preen
  • he|she|it preens
  • we preen
  • you preen
  • they preen

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 preen in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 preen in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 preen

Present participle

  • preening

Past participle

  • preened

Perfect Participle

  • having preened

The imperative in English, for the verb to preen

Imperative

  • preen
  • let's preen
  • preen

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