Conjugation of the verb tear in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb tear in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I tear
  • you tear
  • he|she|it tears
  • we tear
  • you tear
  • they tear

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 tear in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 tear in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 tear

Present participle

  • tearing

Past participle

  • torn

Perfect Participle

  • having torn

The imperative in English, for the verb to tear

Imperative

  • tear
  • let's tear
  • tear

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