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
The imperative in English, for the verb to tighten
Imperative
- tighten
- let's tighten
- tighten
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