Conjugation of the verb tan in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb tan in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I tan
  • you tan
  • he|she|it tans
  • we tan
  • you tan
  • they tan

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 tan in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 tan in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 tan

Present participle

  • tanning

Past participle

  • tanned

Perfect Participle

  • having tanned

The imperative in English, for the verb to tan

Imperative

  • tan
  • let's tan
  • tan

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