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