Conjugation of the verb cling in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb cling in English.
Conjugation of the verb cling in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I cling
- you cling
- he|she|it clings
- we cling
- you cling
- they cling
Present Continuous
- I am clinging
- you are clinging
- he|she|it is clinging
- we are clinging
- you are clinging
- they are clinging
Present Perfect
- I have clung
- you have clung
- he|she|it has clung
- we have clung
- you have clung
- they have clung
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been clinging
- you have been clinging
- he|she|it has been clinging
- we have been clinging
- you have been clinging
- they have been clinging
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 cling in the past tenses
Simple past
- I clung
- you clung
- he|she|it clung
- we clung
- you clung
- they clung
Past continuous
- I was clinging
- you were clinging
- he|she|it was clinging
- we were clinging
- you were clinging
- they were clinging
Past perfect
- I had clung
- you had clung
- he|she|it had clung
- we had clung
- you had clung
- they had clung
Past perfect continuous
- I had been clinging
- you had been clinging
- he|she|it had been clinging
- we had been clinging
- you had been clinging
- they had been clinging
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 cling in the futur tenses
Future
- I will cling
- you will cling
- he|she|it will cling
- we will cling
- you will cling
- they will cling
Future continuous
- I will be clinging
- you will be clinging
- he|she|it will be clinging
- we will be clinging
- you will be clinging
- they will be clinging
Future perfect
- I will have clung
- you will have clung
- he|she|it will have clung
- we will have clung
- you will have clung
- they will have clung
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been clinging
- you will have been clinging
- he|she|it will have been clinging
- we will have been clinging
- you will have been clinging
- they will have been clinging
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.
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