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