Conjugation of the verb reference in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb reference in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I reference
  • you reference
  • he|she|it references
  • we reference
  • you reference
  • they reference

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 reference in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 reference in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 reference

Present participle

  • referencing

Past participle

  • referenced

Perfect Participle

  • having referenced

The imperative in English, for the verb to reference

Imperative

  • reference
  • let's reference
  • reference

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