Conjugation of the verb receive in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb receive in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I receive
  • you receive
  • he|she|it receives
  • we receive
  • you receive
  • they receive

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 receive in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 receive in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 receive

Present participle

  • receiving

Past participle

  • received

Perfect Participle

  • having received

The imperative in English, for the verb to receive

Imperative

  • receive
  • let's receive
  • receive

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