Conjugation of the verb yawn in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb yawn in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I yawn
  • you yawn
  • he|she|it yawns
  • we yawn
  • you yawn
  • they yawn

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 yawn in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 yawn in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 yawn

Present participle

  • yawning

Past participle

  • yawned

Perfect Participle

  • having yawned

The imperative in English, for the verb to yawn

Imperative

  • yawn
  • let's yawn
  • yawn

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