Conjugation of the verb return in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb return in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I return
  • you return
  • he|she|it returns
  • we return
  • you return
  • they return

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 return in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 return in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 return

Present participle

  • returning

Past participle

  • returned

Perfect Participle

  • having returned

The imperative in English, for the verb to return

Imperative

  • return
  • let's return
  • return

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