Conjugation of the verb shillyshally in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb shillyshally in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I shillyshally
  • you shillyshally
  • he|she|it shillyshallies
  • we shillyshally
  • you shillyshally
  • they shillyshally

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 shillyshally in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 shillyshally in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 shillyshally

Present participle

  • shillyshallying

Past participle

  • shillyshallied

Perfect Participle

  • having shillyshallied

The imperative in English, for the verb to shillyshally

Imperative

  • shillyshally
  • let's shillyshally
  • shillyshally

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