Conjugation of the verb while in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb while in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I while
  • you while
  • he|she|it whiles
  • we while
  • you while
  • they while

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 while in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 while in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 while

Present participle

  • whiling

Past participle

  • whiled

Perfect Participle

  • having whiled

The imperative in English, for the verb to while

Imperative

  • while
  • let's while
  • while

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