Conjugation of the verb tighten in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb tighten in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I tighten
  • you tighten
  • he|she|it tightens
  • we tighten
  • you tighten
  • they tighten

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 tighten in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 tighten in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 tighten

Present participle

  • tightening

Past participle

  • tightened

Perfect Participle

  • having tightened

The imperative in English, for the verb to tighten

Imperative

  • tighten
  • let's tighten
  • tighten

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