Conjugation of the verb whittle in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb whittle in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I whittle
  • you whittle
  • he|she|it whittles
  • we whittle
  • you whittle
  • they whittle

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 whittle in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 whittle in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 whittle

Present participle

  • whittling

Past participle

  • whittled

Perfect Participle

  • having whittled

The imperative in English, for the verb to whittle

Imperative

  • whittle
  • let's whittle
  • whittle

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