Conjugation of the verb build in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb build in the present tenses

Present Tense

I build
you build
he|she|it builds
we build
you build
they build

Present Continuous

I am building
you are building
he|she|it is building
we are building
you are building
they are building

Present Perfect

I have built
you have built
he|she|it has built
we have built
you have built
they have built

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been building
you have been building
he|she|it has been building
we have been building
you have been building
they have been building

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 build in the past tenses

Simple past

I built
you built
he|she|it built
we built
you built
they built

Past continuous

I was building
you were building
he|she|it was building
we were building
you were building
they were building

Past perfect

I had built
you had built
he|she|it had built
we had built
you had built
they had built

Past perfect continuous

I had been building
you had been building
he|she|it had been building
we had been building
you had been building
they had been building

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 build in the futur tenses

Future

I will build
you will build
he|she|it will build
we will build
you will build
they will build

Future continuous

I will be building
you will be building
he|she|it will be building
we will be building
you will be building
they will be building

Future perfect

I will have built
you will have built
he|she|it will have built
we will have built
you will have built
they will have built

Future perfect continuous

I will have been building
you will have been building
he|she|it will have been building
we will have been building
you will have been building
they will have been building

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 build

Present participle

building

Past participle

built

Perfect Participle

having built

The imperative in English, for the verb to build

Imperative

build
let's build
build

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