Understanding conjugation is helpful in mastering proper grammar and other essential grammar concepts. This page will quickly give you a foundation in conjugation. The conjugation of a verb is its orderly arrangement in voices, moods, tenses, persons and numbers.
Definition
CONJUGATION
The conjugation of a verb is its orderly arrangement in voices, moods, tenses, persons and numbers. Here is the complete conjugation of the verb "Love"—Active Voice.
PRINCIPAL PARTS
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
| Love | Loved | Loved |
Infinitive Mood
Indicative Mood
PRESENT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I love | We love |
| 2nd person | You love | You love |
| 3rd person | He loves | They love |
PAST TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I loved | We loved |
| 2nd person | You loved | You loved |
| 3rd person | He loved | They loved |
FUTURE TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I shall love | They will love |
| 2nd person | You will love | You will love |
| 3rd person | He will love | We shall love |
[Transcriber's note: 1st person plural and 3rd person plural reversed in original] PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I have loved | We have loved |
| 2nd person | You have loved | You have loved |
| 3rd person | He has loved | They have loved |
PAST PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I had loved | We had loved |
| 2nd person | You had loved | You had loved |
| 3rd person | He had loved | They had loved |
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I shall have loved | We shall have loved |
| 2nd person | You will have loved | You will have loved |
| 3rd person | He will have loved | They will have loved |
Imperative Mood
(PRESENT TENSE ONLY)
| Sing. | Plural |
| 2nd person | Love (you) | Love (you) |
Subjunctive Mood
PRESENT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I love | If we love |
| 2nd person | If you love | If you love |
| 3rd person | If he love | If they love |
PAST TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I loved | If we loved |
| 2nd person | If you loved | If you loved |
| 3rd person | If he loved | If they loved |
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I have loved | If we have loved |
| 2nd person | If you have loved | If you have loved |
| 3rd person | If he has loved | If they have loved |
PAST PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I had loved | If we had loved |
| 2nd person | If you had loved | If you had loved |
| 3rd person | If he had loved | If they had loved |
INFINITIVES
| Present | Perfect |
| To love | To have loved |
PARTICIPLES
| Present | Past | Perfect |
| Loving | Loved | Having loved |
CONJUGATION OF "To Love"
Passive Voice Indicative Mood
PRESENT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I am loved | We are loved |
| 2nd person | You are loved | You are loved |
| 3rd person | He is loved | They are loved |
PAST TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I was loved | We were loved |
| 2nd person | You were loved | You were loved |
| 3rd person | He was loved | They were loved |
FUTURE TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I shall be loved | We shall be loved |
| 2nd person | You will be loved | You will be loved |
| 3rd person | He will be loved | They will be loved |
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I have been loved | We have been loved |
| 2nd person | You have been loved | You have been loved |
| 3rd person | He has been loved | They have been loved |
PAST PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I had been loved | We had been loved |
| 2nd person | You had been loved | You had been loved |
| 3rd person | He had been loved | They had been loved |
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | I shall have been loved | We shall have been loved |
| 2nd person | You will have been loved | You will have been loved |
| 3rd person | He will have been loved | They will have been loved |
Imperative Mood
(PRESENT TENSE ONLY)
| Sing. | Plural |
| 2nd person | Be (you) loved | Be (you) loved |
Subjunctive Mood
PRESENT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I be loved | If we be loved |
| 2nd person | If you be loved | If you be loved |
| 3rd person | If he be loved | If they be loved |
PAST TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I were loved | If they were loved |
| 2nd person | If you were loved | If you were loved |
| 3rd person | If he were loved | If we were loved |
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I have been loved | If we have been loved |
| 2nd person | If you have been loved | If you have been loved |
| 3rd person | If he has been loved | If they have been loved |
PAST PERFECT TENSE
| Sing. | Plural |
| 1st person | If I had been loved | If we had been loved |
| 2nd person | If you had been loved | If you had been loved |
| 3rd person | If he had been loved | If they had been loved |
INFINITIVES
| Present | | Perfect |
| To be loved | | To have been loved |
PARTICIPLES
| Present | Past | Perfect |
| Being loved | Been loved | Having been loved |
(N. B.—Note that the plural form of the personal pronoun, you, is used in the second person singular throughout. The old form thou, except in the conjugation of the verb "To Be," may be said to be obsolete. In the third person singular he is representative of the three personal pronouns of the third person, He, She and It.)