Conjugation of the verb startle in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb startle in English.
Conjugation of the verb startle in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I startle
- you startle
- he|she|it startles
- we startle
- you startle
- they startle
Present Continuous
- I am startling
- you are startling
- he|she|it is startling
- we are startling
- you are startling
- they are startling
Present Perfect
- I have startled
- you have startled
- he|she|it has startled
- we have startled
- you have startled
- they have startled
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been startling
- you have been startling
- he|she|it has been startling
- we have been startling
- you have been startling
- they have been startling
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 startle in the past tenses
Simple past
- I startled
- you startled
- he|she|it startled
- we startled
- you startled
- they startled
Past continuous
- I was startling
- you were startling
- he|she|it was startling
- we were startling
- you were startling
- they were startling
Past perfect
- I had startled
- you had startled
- he|she|it had startled
- we had startled
- you had startled
- they had startled
Past perfect continuous
- I had been startling
- you had been startling
- he|she|it had been startling
- we had been startling
- you had been startling
- they had been startling
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 startle in the futur tenses
Future
- I will startle
- you will startle
- he|she|it will startle
- we will startle
- you will startle
- they will startle
Future continuous
- I will be startling
- you will be startling
- he|she|it will be startling
- we will be startling
- you will be startling
- they will be startling
Future perfect
- I will have startled
- you will have startled
- he|she|it will have startled
- we will have startled
- you will have startled
- they will have startled
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been startling
- you will have been startling
- he|she|it will have been startling
- we will have been startling
- you will have been startling
- they will have been startling
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 startle
The imperative in English, for the verb to startle
Imperative
- startle
- let's startle
- startle
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