CONJUGATION:

Every verb can be used in first person, second person, or third person tenses. The following chart will set it up in a simple way for you. Memorize the chart.

SINGULAR     PLURAL

I ______     We  _______

You _______     You ________

Person's name, he, she, it ________  Group name, they ___________

EXAMPLE ONE

Example using the verb SWIM - Present Tense:  

I swim.     We swim.

You swim.     You swim.

Sam swims.      The hippos swim.

He swims. She swims. It swims.  They swim.

Example using the verb SWIM - Past Tense:

I swam.     We swam.

You swam.     You swam.

Cindy swam.     The explorers swam.

He swam. She swam. It swam.  They swam.

Example using the verb SWIM - Future Tense:

I will swim.     We will swim.

You will swim.    You will swim.

Monte will swim.    The children will swim.

He will swim. She will swim. It will swim. They will swim.

Example using the verb SWIM - Present Perfect Tense:

I have swum.     We have swum.

You have swum.    You have swum.

Eddie has swum.    The dogs have swum.

He has swum. She has swum.   They have swum.

It has swum.

Example using the verb SWIM - Past Perfect Tense:

I had swum.     We had swum.

You had swum.    You had swum.

Diane had swum.    The children had swum.

He had swum. She had swum.  They had swum.

It had swum.

Example using the verb SWIM - Future Perfect Tense:

I will have swum.    We will have swum.

You will have swum.    You will have swum.

Tim will have swum.    The teenagers will have swum.  

He will have swum.    They will have swum.

She will have swum.

It will have swum.

EXAMPLE TWO

Example using the verb SEE - Present Tense:  

(We can add "it" to help the sentence flow more smoothly.)

I see it.      We see it.

You see it.     You see it.

Sam sees it.      The birds see it.

He sees it. She sees it. It sees it.  They see it.

Example using the verb SEE - Past Tense:

I saw it.     We saw it.

You saw it.     You saw it.

Cindy saw it.     The soldiers saw it.

He saw it. She saw it. It saw it.  They saw it.

Example using the verb SEE - Future Tense:

I will see it.     We will see it.

You will see it.    You will see it.

Monte will see it.    The children will see it.

He will see it. She will see it. It will see it. They will see it.

Example using the verb SEE - Present Perfect Tense:

I have seen it.     We have seen it.

You have seen it.    You have seen it.

Eddie has seen it.    The dogs have seen it.

He has seen it. She has seen it.  They have seen it.

It has seen it.

Example using the verb SEE - Past Perfect Tense:

I had seen it.     We had seen it.

You had seen it.    You had seen it.

Diane had seen it.    The singers had seen it.

He had seen it. She had seen it.  They had seen it.

It had seen it.

Example using the verb SEE - Future Perfect Tense:

I will have seen it.    We will have seen it.

You will have seen it.    You will have seen it.

Tim will have seen it.    The workmen will have seen it.  

He will have seen it.    They will have seen it.

She will have seen it.

It will have seen it.