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Participate Verb Forms

Base form (v1)	Participate
Past form (v2)	Participated
Past Participle (v3) -ed form	Participated
Present Participle (v4) ‘ing’ form	Participating
Present simple (v5) s / es/ ies	Participates

Participate present tense

Simple present tense of participate
used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time
Present continuous tense of participate
used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions
Present perfect tense of participate
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 participate
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

Participate past tense

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

Participate future tense

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

Simple present tense of participate

Present continuous tense of participate

Present perfect tense of participate

Present perfect continuous tense of participate

Simple past tense of participate

Past continuous tense of participate

Past perfect tense of participate

Past perfect continuous tense of participate

Simple future tense of participate

Future continuous tense of participate

Future perfect tense of participate

Future perfect continuous tense of participate