Verb Tenses

Examples Help! Verb Tenses - the Definition and Meaning

What are verb tenses? The meaning or definition of verb tenses are as follows:

 

Definition & Meaning of Verb Tenses
In their tenses, verbs follow the divisions of time. They have present tense, past tense and future tense with their variations to express the exact time of action as to an event happening, having happened or yet to happen.
Definition & Meaning of Verb Tenses

Examples Help! Six Verb Tenses
There are six common types of Verb Tenses: past, present, future, past perfect, present perfect and future perfect tenses.

 

SixVerb Tenses
Past Tense Present TenseFuture Tense
Past Perfect TensePresent Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Tense
Six Verb Tenses

All of the six verb tenses are individually detailed below. Click the following link for a comprehensive

Verb Tense Chart

Examples Help! Conjugation
The conjugation of a verb is its orderly arrangement in voices, moods, tenses, persons and numbers. The following charts detail the different tenses of the verb 'to love'.

Present Tense Chart
The following chart details the present tense of the English verb 'to love'.

 

Present Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I loveWe love
2nd Person You loveYou love
3rd Person He lovesThey love
Present Tense

Past Tense Chart
The following chart details the past tense of the English verb 'to love'.

 

Past Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I lovedWe loved
2nd Person You lovedYou loved
3rd Person He lovedThey loved
Past Tense

Future Tense Chart
The following chart details the future tense of the English verb 'to love'.

 

Future Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I shall loveWe will love
2nd Person You will loveYou will love
3rd Person He will lovesThey shall love
Future Tense

Present Perfect Tense Chart
The following chart details the present perfect tense of the English verb 'to love'.

 

Present Perfect Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I have lovedWe have loved
2nd Person You have lovedYou have loved
3rd Person He has lovedThey have loved
Present Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense Chart
The following chart details the past perfect tense of the English verb 'to love'.

 

Past Perfect Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I had lovedWe had loved
2nd Person You had lovedYou had loved
3rd Person He had lovedThey had loved
Past Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Tense Chart
The following chart details the future perfect tense of the English verb 'to love'.
 

Future Perfect Tense
 SingularPlural
1st Person I shall have lovedWe shall have loved
2nd Person You will have lovedYou will have loved
3rd Person He will have lovedThey will have loved
Future Perfect Tense

Examples Help - Understanding the Different Verb Tenses!

Understanding the different types of Verb Tenses is a basic requirement of the English language. We hope the conjugation of the verb 'to love' will be of some assistance.

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  • Definition and Examples
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  • What are Verb Tenses? Chart, Examples, Meaning and Definition
  • Verb Tenses - the Definition and Meaning
  • Six Verb Tenses & Conjugation
  • Present Tense
  • Past Tense
  • Future Tense
  • Present Perfect - Past Perfect - Future Perfect
  • Six Verb Tenses & Conjugation

Verb Tenses

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