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Conjugation (conjugate)

   
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How to translate indicative tenses

  Conjugation: arrangement in regular order of the forms of    
Active
Passive
  a verb.   Present he loves he is loved
        he is loving he is being loved
  Person: 1st (person(s) speaking): I, we     he does love  
 

2nd (person(s) spoken to): you

       
 

3rd (person(s) spoken about)" he, she, it, they

  Imperfect he was loving he was being loved
        he used to love he used to be loved
  Number: singular, plural     he kept on loving he kept on being loved
           
  Tense: time (past, present, future)   Future he will love he will be loved
           
      Perfect he loved he was loved
  Infinitive: form of the verb with no person or number -     he has loved he has been loved
  usually with 'to' in English.     he did loved  
           
      Pluperfect he had loved he had been loved
           
      Fut. Perf. he will have loved

he will have been loved

           
           
           
           
           
           
           

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