Conjugation of the verb sell in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb sell in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I sell
  • you sell
  • he|she|it sells
  • we sell
  • you sell
  • they sell

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 sell in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 sell in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 sell

Present participle

  • selling

Past participle

  • sold

Perfect Participle

  • having sold

The imperative in English, for the verb to sell

Imperative

  • sell
  • let's sell
  • sell

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