Conjugation of the verb threaten in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb threaten in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I threaten
  • you threaten
  • he|she|it threatens
  • we threaten
  • you threaten
  • they threaten

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 threaten in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 threaten in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 threaten

Present participle

  • threatening

Past participle

  • threatened

Perfect Participle

  • having threatened

The imperative in English, for the verb to threaten

Imperative

  • threaten
  • let's threaten
  • threaten

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