Conjugation of the verb whistle in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb whistle in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I whistle
  • you whistle
  • he|she|it whistles
  • we whistle
  • you whistle
  • they whistle

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 whistle in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 whistle in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 whistle

Present participle

  • whistling

Past participle

  • whistled

Perfect Participle

  • having whistled

The imperative in English, for the verb to whistle

Imperative

  • whistle
  • let's whistle
  • whistle

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