Conjugation of the verb sift in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb sift in English.
Conjugation of the verb sift in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I sift
- you sift
- he|she|it sifts
- we sift
- you sift
- they sift
Present Continuous
- I am sifting
- you are sifting
- he|she|it is sifting
- we are sifting
- you are sifting
- they are sifting
Present Perfect
- I have sifted
- you have sifted
- he|she|it has sifted
- we have sifted
- you have sifted
- they have sifted
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been sifting
- you have been sifting
- he|she|it has been sifting
- we have been sifting
- you have been sifting
- they have been sifting
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 sift in the past tenses
Simple past
- I sifted
- you sifted
- he|she|it sifted
- we sifted
- you sifted
- they sifted
Past continuous
- I was sifting
- you were sifting
- he|she|it was sifting
- we were sifting
- you were sifting
- they were sifting
Past perfect
- I had sifted
- you had sifted
- he|she|it had sifted
- we had sifted
- you had sifted
- they had sifted
Past perfect continuous
- I had been sifting
- you had been sifting
- he|she|it had been sifting
- we had been sifting
- you had been sifting
- they had been sifting
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 sift in the futur tenses
Future
- I will sift
- you will sift
- he|she|it will sift
- we will sift
- you will sift
- they will sift
Future continuous
- I will be sifting
- you will be sifting
- he|she|it will be sifting
- we will be sifting
- you will be sifting
- they will be sifting
Future perfect
- I will have sifted
- you will have sifted
- he|she|it will have sifted
- we will have sifted
- you will have sifted
- they will have sifted
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been sifting
- you will have been sifting
- he|she|it will have been sifting
- we will have been sifting
- you will have been sifting
- they will have been sifting
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.
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