Regular verb building, rules
General
The following tables show the default rules for building English verbs.
The conjugated tenses result from combining the auxiliary verbs with the verb itself, respectively by combining the auxiliary verb with verbs Past Participle.
Example: Building the Indicative, Present Perfect of the verb "to work":
conjugated tenses:
| Singular I: | I | + [have] + work | becomes "I have worked | |
| Singular II: | you | + [have] + work | becomes "you have worked | |
| Singular III: | he/she | + [have] + work | becomes "he/she has worked | |
| Plural I: | we | + [have] + work | becomes "we have worked | |
| Plural II: | they | + [have] + work | becomes "they have worked | |
| Plural III: | you | + [have] + work | becomes "you have worked |
Default rules for building regular verbs
Indicative (Simple Forms)
Present
I verb
you verb
he verb + s
we verb
you verb
they verb
Past - valid for weak verbs
I verb + ed
you verb + ed
he verb + ed
we verb + ed
you verb + ed
they verb + ed
Past - valid for strong verbs
I Past(strong verb)
you Past(strong verb)
he Past(strong verb)
we Past(strong verb)
you Past(strong verb)
they Past(strong verb)
Futur I
I will + verb
you will + verb
he will + verb
we will + verb
you will + verb
they will + verb
Present Perfect
I have + Past Participle (verb)
you have + Past Participle (verb)
he has + Past Participle (verb)
we have + Past Participle (verb)
you have + Past Participle (verb)
they have + Past Participle (verb)
Past Perfect
I had + Past Participle (verb)
you had + Past Participle (verb)
he had + Past Participle (verb)
we had + Past Participle (verb)
you had + Past Participle (verb)
they had + Past Participle (verb)
Futur II
I will have + Past Participle (verb)
you will have + Past Participle (verb)
he will have + Past Participle (verb)
we will have + Past Participle (verb)
you will have + Past Participle (verb)
they will have + Past Participle (verb)
Indicative (Continuous Forms)
Present Continuous
I am Present Participle (verb)
you are Present Participle (verb)
he is Present Participle (verb)
we are Present Participle (verb)
you are Present Participle (verb)
they are Present Participle (verb)
Past Continuous
I was Present Participle (verb)
you were Present Participle (verb)
he was Present Participle (verb)
we were Present Participle (verb)
you were Present Participle (verb)
they were Present Participle (verb)
Futur I Continuous
I will be + Present Participle (verb)
you will be + Present Participle (verb)
he will be + Present Participle (verb)
we will be + Present Participle (verb)
you will be + Present Participle (verb)
they will be + Present Participle (verb)
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been + Present Participle (verb)
you have been + Present Participle (verb)
he has been + Present Participle (verb)
we have been + Present Participle (verb)
you have been + Present Participle (verb)
they have been + Present Participle (verb)
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been + Present Participle (verb)
you had been + Present Participle (verb)
he had been + Present Participle (verb)
we had been + Present Participle (verb)
you had been + Present Participle (verb)
they had been + Present Participle (verb)
Futur II Continuous
I will have been + Present Participle (verb)
you will have been + Present Participle (verb)
he will have been + Present Participle (verb)
we will have been + Present Participle (verb)
you will have been + Present Participle (verb)
they will have been + Present Participle (verb)
Other tenses
Conditional I
I would + verb
you would + verb
he would + verb
we would + verb
you would + verb
they would + verb
Conditional II
I would have + Past Participle (verb)
you would have + Past Participle (verb)
he would have + Past Participle (verb)
we would have + Past Participle (verb)
you would have + Past Participle (verb)
they would have + Past Participle (verb)
Conditional I Continuous
I would be + Present Participle (verb)
you would be + Present Participle (verb)
he would be + Present Participle (verb)
we would be + Present Participle (verb)
you would be + Present Participle (verb)
they would be + Present Participle (verb)
Conditional II Continuous
I would have been + Present Participle (verb)
you would have been + Present Participle (verb)
he would have been + Present Participle (verb)
we would have been + Present Participle (verb)
you would have been + Present Participle (verb)
they would have been + Present Participle (verb)
Imperative
I -
you verb
he verb
we verb
you verb
they verb
Gerund (Present Participle)
valid for all verbs: verb + "ing"
Participle
| Present Participle: | Verb + ing | |
| Past Participle (weak verbs): | Verb primitive + ed | |
| Past Participle (strong verbs): | Past Participle (strong verb) |
also see:
English verb table, overview
Reflexive verb building, rules
Passive verb building, rules