Conjugation of the verb use in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb use in the present tenses

Present Tense

I use
you use
he|she|it uses
we use
you use
they use

Present Continuous

I am using
you are using
he|she|it is using
we are using
you are using
they are using

Present Perfect

I have used
you have used
he|she|it has used
we have used
you have used
they have used

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been using
you have been using
he|she|it has been using
we have been using
you have been using
they have been using

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 use in the past tenses

Simple past

I used
you used
he|she|it used
we used
you used
they used

Past continuous

I was using
you were using
he|she|it was using
we were using
you were using
they were using

Past perfect

I had used
you had used
he|she|it had used
we had used
you had used
they had used

Past perfect continuous

I had been using
you had been using
he|she|it had been using
we had been using
you had been using
they had been using

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 use in the futur tenses

Future

I will use
you will use
he|she|it will use
we will use
you will use
they will use

Future continuous

I will be using
you will be using
he|she|it will be using
we will be using
you will be using
they will be using

Future perfect

I will have used
you will have used
he|she|it will have used
we will have used
you will have used
they will have used

Future perfect continuous

I will have been using
you will have been using
he|she|it will have been using
we will have been using
you will have been using
they will have been using

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 use

Present participle

using

Past participle

used

Perfect Participle

having used

The imperative in English, for the verb to use

Imperative

use
let's use
use

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