Conjugation of the verb rival in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb rival in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I rival
  • you rival
  • he|she|it rivals
  • we rival
  • you rival
  • they rival

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 rival in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 rival in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 rival

Present participle

  • rivalling

Past participle

  • rivalled

Perfect Participle

  • having rivalled

The imperative in English, for the verb to rival

Imperative

  • rival
  • let's rival
  • rival

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