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Gain Verb Forms

Base form (v1)	Gain
Past form (v2)	Gained
Past Participle (v3) -ed form	Gained
Present Participle (v4) ‘ing’ form	Gaining
Present simple (v5) s / es/ ies	Gains

Gain present tense

Simple present tense of gain
used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time
Present continuous tense of gain
used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions
Present perfect tense of gain
used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment
Present perfect continuous tense of gain
used to describe events that started in the past and continue into the present or were recently completed, emphasizing their relevance to the present moment

Gain past tense

Simple past tense of gain
used for events completed in the past
Past continuous tense of gain
used to describe ongoing past events, often in relation to the occurrence of another event
Past perfect tense of gain
used to describe events that happened prior to other events in the past
Past perfect continuous tense of gain
used to describe events that began, continued, and ended in the past, emphasizing their relevance to a past moment

Gain future tense

Simple future tense of gain
used for events to be completed in the future
Future continuous tense of gain
used to describe future events that are expected to continue over a period of time
Future perfect tense of gain
used to describe events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future
Future perfect continuous tense of gain
used to describe events that will continue up until a point in the future, emphasizing their expected duration

Simple present tense of gain

Present continuous tense of gain

Present perfect tense of gain

Present perfect continuous tense of gain

Simple past tense of gain

Past continuous tense of gain

Past perfect tense of gain

Past perfect continuous tense of gain

Simple future tense of gain

Future continuous tense of gain

Future perfect tense of gain

Future perfect continuous tense of gain