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Verb Conjugation

Core Concept

Conjugation refers to the act of changing the form of a verb and/or adding a helping verb to indicate person, number, and time (tense).

Present Tense

Action occurring at the present moment. Example: I now earn a good salary.

Singular

Plural

I earn we earn
you earn you earn
they earn (gender neutral)
she, he, it earns they earn
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Past Tense

Action occurring at a definite time before the present moment. Example: Last year or yesterday, I earned a good salary.

Singular

Plural

I earned we earned
you earned you earned
they, she, he, it earned they earned
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Future Tense

Action occurring at some time beyond the present moment—in the future. Example: Next year, I will earn a good salary.

Singular

Plural

I shall earn we shall earn
you will earn you will earn
they, she, he, it will earn they will earn
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Present Perfect Tense

Action occurring in the past and continuing to occur in the present. Example: I have always earned a good salary. (I did and still am.)

Singular

Plural

I have earned we have earned
you have earned you have earned
they have earned (gender neutral)
she, he, it has earned they have earned
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Past Perfect Tense

Action occurring in the past and continuing to occur up to a certain fixed time. Example: Before I left for college, I had earned ten thousand dollars. (Leaving for college is the fixed time when the earning ended.)

Singular

Plural

I had earned we had earned
you had earned you had earned
they, she, he, it had earned they had earned
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Future Perfect Tense

Action continuing up to a certain point in the future. Example: By next Christmas, I will have earned ten thousand dollars. (Christmas is the fixed point in the future when the earning will stop.)

Singular

Plural

I shall have earned we shall have earned
you will have earned you will have earned
they, she, he, it will have earned they will have earned
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