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Regret Verb Forms

Base form (v1)	Regret
Past form (v2)	Regretted
Past Participle (v3) -ed form	Regretted
Present Participle (v4) ‘ing’ form	Regretting
Present simple (v5) s / es/ ies	Regrets

Regret present tense

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

Regret past tense

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

Regret future tense

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

Simple present tense of regret

Present continuous tense of regret

Present perfect tense of regret

Present perfect continuous tense of regret

Simple past tense of regret

Past continuous tense of regret

Past perfect tense of regret

Past perfect continuous tense of regret

Simple future tense of regret

Future continuous tense of regret

Future perfect tense of regret

Future perfect continuous tense of regret