Past tense word for can

3 forms of the verb can
The English verb ‘can’ is pronounced as [kæn].
Related to:
irregular verbs,
modal verbs.

3 forms of verb can: Infinitive (can), Past Simple — (could), Past Participle — (been able).

Here are the past tense forms of the verb can

👉 Forms of verb can in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of can.

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
can [kæn]

could [kʊd]

been able [ˈbɪn eɪbl]

What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb can?

🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) ‘can‘?

Learn the three forms of the English verb ‘can’

  • the first form (V1) is ‘can’ used in present simple and future simple tenses.
  • the second form (V2) is ‘could’

    used in past simple tense.

  • the third form (V3) is
    ‘been able’

    used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.

What are the past tense and past participle of can?

The past tense and past participle of can are:
can in past simple is

could,

and past participle is

been able.

What is the past tense of can?

The past tense of the verb «can» is «could»,

and the past participle is
«been able».

Verb Tenses

Past simple — can in past simple could
(V2).

Future simple — can in future simple is can (will + V1).

Present Perfect — can in present perfect tense is
been able
(have/has + V3).

Past Perfect — can in past perfect tense is
been able

(had + V3).

can regular or irregular verb?

👉 Is ‘can’ a regular or irregular verb? The verb ‘can’ is irregular verb.

Examples of Verb can in Sentences

  •  
    It can take 3 hours to 3 days

    (Present Simple)

  •  
    All he could do is watch and listen

    (Past Simple)

  •  
    Could Ossie ride a bike?

    (Past Simple)

  •  
    Can I have this book with me?

    (Present Simple)

  •  
    That means he can give you official protection

    (Present Simple)

  •  
    I haven’t been able to get this

    (Present Perfect)

  •  
    He has never been able to do that

    (Present Perfect)

  •  
    We will can it, package and sell to people

    (Future Simple)

  •  
    My husband can not leave this state

    (Present Simple)

  •  
    Your friends can relax in our comfortable rooms

    (Present Simple)

Along with can, words are popular

ride

and buy.

Verbs by letter:

r,

d,

u,

c,

m,

p,

b,

w,

h,

a,

e,

g,

s,

q,

j,

l,

t,

f,

o,

n,

k,

i,

v,

y,
z.

The modal verb “can” change its form in the past tense. Now, we are going to look at the past form of the modal verb “can.”

The modal verb “can” changes its form in the past tense and becomes “could”. The formation of sentences with “could” is different for simple past tense and past perfect tense.

Now, let us check the uses of the modal verb “could” in the past tense.

Forms of can used in past tense –

The “past simple” form of the modal verb “can” is “could” and the “past participle” form of “can” is “been able”. Now, we will go through forms of “can” used in simple past tense.

Serial Number Type of Sentence Person Form
1 Affirmative Past Tense First Person Singular Number could
2 Affirmative Past Tense First Person Plural Number could
3 Affirmative Past Tense Second Person Singular Number could
4 Affirmative Past Tense Second Person Plural Number could
5 Affirmative Past Tense Third Person Singular Number could
6 Affirmative Past Tense Third Person Plural Number could
7 Negative Past Tense First Person Singular Number could not / couldn’t
8 Negative Past Tense First Person Plural Number could not / couldn’t
9 Negative Past Tense Second Person Singular Number could not / couldn’t
10 Negative Past Tense Second Person Plural Number could not / couldn’t
11 Negative Past Tense Third Person Singular Number could not / couldn’t
12 Negative Past Tense Third Person Plural Number could not / couldn’t
Forms of can used in past tense

Example – Pijush could have taken history as an optional subject when he was doing his B.A.

Explanation –

The affirmative past perfect tense has been framed with the modal auxiliary verb “could” to refer to a possibility that Pijush could have opted in past.

How can is used in the past tense –

The past form of “can” is normally used in six types of sentences in the past tense.

Serial Number Type of Sentence Example
1. Affirmative Simple Past Tense Sentence with “Could” I could play badminton when I was a teenager.
2. Negative Simple Past Tense Sentence with “Can” I could not play badminton when I was a teenager.
3. Interrogative Affirmative Simple Past Tense Sentence with “Can” Could I use your tennis bat to play the game?
4. Interrogative Negative Simple Past Tense Sentence with “Can” Could I not use your tennis bat to play the game?
5. Affirmative Past Perfect Tense Sentence with “Could” You could have brought some chocolates for your niece.
6. Negative Past Perfect Tense Sentence with “Can” I could not have made it on time because there was heavy traffic on the road.
7. Interrogative  Affirmative Past Perfect Tense Sentence with “Can” Could I have breakfast with your family in the morning?
8. Interrogative  Negative Past Perfect Tense Sentence with “Can” Could I not have breakfast with your family in the morning?
Ways of using “can” in past tense

Explanation –

“Could” is in use along with the root form of the main verb to frame sentences in “Simple Past Tense”“. “Could” can stand alone in the past perfect tense as the verb “have” plays the role of the main verb in the past perfect tense sentences.

When can is used in past tense –

The foremost use of “can” in the past tense is to show the ‘general ability’ of a person. Let us go through other uses of “can” in the past tense.

Serial Number Purpose Example
1. General ability of a person I could walk 5 kilometers at a time when I was in school.
2. To ask permission in a polite manner / To do inquiry Could you come to my place on my birthday?
3. To do a request Could you give me your pen to fill out the form?
4. Possibility in the past You could have a head injury due to that road accident.
5. To give suggestion You could pick any dress according to your choice.
Purpose of using “can” in past tense

Explanation –

“Could” is in use in all these examples to serve any of the abovementioned purposes. We must note that there is always a main verb in the examples to support the past form of the modal auxiliary verb “can”.

Why can is used in past tense –

The negative form of “could” is “could not” and it is often contracted to “couldn’t” in general spoken English. Now, we must go through the reasons behind using “can” in the past tense.

“Could” is the past form of “can” and it is normally used to refer to anyone’s general ability, any possibility, to make a request or to give any suggestion in the past.

Example –You could bring all your family members to this entertainment park to have a nice evening.

Explanation –

“Could” is in use along with the main verb “bring” to frame a simple past tense to serve the purpose ‘a possibility in the past.

Formula and structure of can used in past tense –

Formula and structure of “can” used in past tense can be divided in below listed types.

Serial  Number Tense Type of Sentence with Modal Auxiliary Verb “can” Structure
1. Simple Past Affirmative Subject + could + present form of main verb + remaining words + full stop mark
2. Simple Past Negative Subject + could + not + present form of main verb + remaining words + full stop mark
3.   Simple Past Interrogative Affirmative   Could + subject + present form of main verb + remaining words + question mark
4. Simple Past Interrogative Negative Could not / couldn’t + subject + present form of main verb + remaining words + question mark
5. Past Perfect Affirmative Subject + could + have + past participle + remaining words + question mark
6. Past Perfect Negative Subject + could + not + have + past participle + remaining words + question mark
7. Past Perfect Interrogative Affirmative   Could + subject + have + past participle + remaining words + question mark
8. Past Perfect Interrogative Negative Could + subject + not + have + past participle + remaining words + question mark
Formula and structure of can used in past tense

Examples of can used in past tense –

Let us go through various sentences which are framed with “can” in the past tense.

Serial Number Example Explanation
1. I could open the locked gate without the help of anyone. “Could” is in use along with the main verb “open” to refer to ‘general ability’ in this simple past tense.
2. I could have lost my bag, but my friend looked at it on time. “Could” is in use to refer to “possibility” in this past perfect sentence.
3. Could you cook a complete meal for all of us? “Could” is in use to refer to ‘do an inquiry’ in this simple past sentence.
4. Could you come to my place to discuss the assignment? “Could” is in use to refer to ‘do an inquiry’ in the past.
5. I could easily recognize the old friends from my school days. “Could” is in use to refer to “possibility” in this simple past sentence.
6. Could I have a bowl of chicken soup? “Could” is in use to refer to ‘do an inquiry’ in this past perfect sentence.
7. Could you please sit down and have the discussion? “Could” is in use to refer ‘to ask in polite manner’ in this simple past sentence.
8. You could easily find your path of my house, but you didn’t try to find it. “Could” is in use to refer ‘to give a suggestion’ in this simple past sentence.
9. Could they not say sorry to the other passengers on the train? “Could” is in use to refer to ‘do an inquiry’ in this simple past sentence.
10. I could reach there at any time. “Could” is in use to refer to “possibility” in this simple past tense.
11. Could you draw a picture of a rose on the wall? “Could” is in use to refer to ‘do an inquiry’ in this simple past sentence.
Examples of can used in past tense

Conclusion –

We must consider the fact that the modal verb “can” does not have any future form. It has only “past form” and “past participle form” and does not have any future form.

3 формы глагола can

Английский глагол can [kæn], переводится как: мочь, уметь.
Входит в группы:
неправильные глаголы,
модальные глаголы.

3 формы глагола can: Infinitive (can), Past Simple — (could), Past Participle — (been able).

📚 Глагол can имеет значения: мочь, смочь, уметь, суметь.

👉 Формы глагола can в настоящем и прошедшем времени 2-я и 3-я форма.
❓ Как будет can в прошедшем времени past simple.

Три формы глагола can

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Перевод
can [kæn]

could [kʊd]

been able [ˈbɪn eɪbl]

мочь, уметь

Как поставить can во 2-ю и 3-ю форму?

🎓 Как поставить глагол can в Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect?

👉 Всё очень просто, в этих временах прошедшего, будущего и совершённого времени, в английском используются 2я и 3я форма глагола:

  • First form (V1) — can. (Present simple, Future Simple)
  • Second form (V2) —
    could.

    (Past simple)

  • Third form (V3) —
    been able.

    (Present perfect, Past perfect)

Как поставить can в past simple?

Если вы не совсем поняли какую форму для can нужно использовать в прошедшем времени, будет:
can в past simple — could.

What is the past tense of can?

The past tense of can is could.

The past participle of can is been able.

Временные формы глагола — Verb Tenses

Past simple — can в past simple, будет could.
(V2)

Future simple — can в future simple будет can. (will + V1)

Present Perfect — can в present perfect будет
been able.
(havehas + V3)

Past Perfect — can в past perfect будет
been able.

(had + V3)

Правильный или неправильный глагол can?

👉 Правильный это глагол ли нет? Глагол can это неправильный глагол.

Примеры применения глагола can

  •  
    It can take 3 hours to 3 days — Это может занять от 3 часов до 3 дней.
    (Present Simple)

  •  
    All he could do is watch and listen — Все, что он мог делать — наблюдать и слушать.
    (Past Simple)

  •  
    Could Ossie ride a bike? — Осси умел ездить на велосипеде?
    (Past Simple)

  •  
    Can I have this book with me? — Можно мне взять эту книгу с собой?
    (Present Simple)

  •  
    That means he can give you official protection — Это означает, что он может предоставить тебе официальную защиту.
    (Present Simple)

  •  
    I haven’t been able to get this — Я не мог понять этого.
    (Present Perfect)

  •  
    He has never been able to do that — Он никогда не был способен сделать это.
    (Present Perfect)

  •  
    We will can it, package and sell to people — Мы это законсервируем, упакуем и продадим людям.
    (Future Simple)

  •  
    My husband can not leave this state — Мой муж не может покидать этот штат.
    (Present Simple)

  •  
    Your friends can relax in our comfortable rooms — Твои друзья могут расслабиться в наших комфортных номерах
    (Present Simple)

Вместе с can, часто смотрят глаголы

drink

and ride.

Глаголы на букву:

r,

d,

u,

c,

m,

p,

b,

w,

h,

a,

e,

g,

s,

q,

j,

l,

t,

f,

o,

n,

k,

i,

v,

y,
z.

Can V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, can doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “can” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is can‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with can verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

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Can of Definition and Meaning

Can is a word that we use to talk about the ability of something to do something. It also refers to the ability of a person or thing to achieve some goal, or be able to achieve some goal.

Base Form (V1) can
Past Form (V2) could
Past Participle Form (V3) could
s / es/ es (V4) canes
‘ing’ form (V5) canning

Can of Past Simple V2

The verb Can is also employed in its V2 form as “could”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Can of Past Participle V3

The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “could”. Could is used in the past or present perfect tense. 

+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + could‘ or ‘has + could’.

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + could‘. 
  • ‘has + could is used for he, she, and it. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + could‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Can V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: Can
Number Singular
Present Simple of can I You She/He/It
can can canes
Plural
We You They
can can can
Present Continuous of can I You She/He/It
am canning are canning is canning
Plural
We You They
are canning are canning are canning
Present Perfect of can I You She/He/It
have could have could has could
Plural
We You They
have could have could have could
Present Perfect Continuous of can I You She/He/It
have been canning have been canning has been canning
Plural
We You They
have been canning have been canning have been canning
Past Simple of can I You She/He/It
could could could
Plural
We You They
could could could
Past Continuous of can I You She/He/It
was canning were canning was canning
Plural
We You They
were canning were canning were canning
Past Perfect of can I You She/He/It
had could had could had could
Plural
We You They
had could had could had could
Past Perfect Continuous of can I You She/He/It
had been canning had been canning had been canning
Plural
We You They
had been canning had been canning had been canning
Future Simple of can I You She/He/It
will/shall can will/shall can will/shall can
Plural
We You They
will/shall can will/shall can will/shall can
Future Continuous of can I You She/He/It
will/shall be canning will/shall be canning will/shall be canning
Plural
We You They
will/shall be canning will/shall be canning will/shall be canning
Future Perfect of can I You She/He/It
will/shall have could will/shall have could will/shall have could
Plural
We You They
will/shall have could will/shall have could will/shall have could
Future Perfect Continuous of can I You She/He/It
will/shall have been canning will/shall have been canning will/shall have been canning
Plural
We You They
will/shall have been canning will/shall have been canning will/shall have been canning
Conditional Present of can I You She/He/It
would can would can would can
Plural
We You They
would can would can would can
Conditional Perfect of can I You She/He/It
would have could would have could would have could
Plural
We You They
would have could would have could would have could
Conditional Present Continuous of can I You She/He/It
would be canning would be canning would be canning
Plural
We You They
would be canning would be canning would be canning
Conditional Perfect Continuous of can I You She/He/It
would have been canning would have been canning would have been canning
Plural
We You They
would have been canning would have been canning would have been canning
Present Subjunctive of can I You She/He/It
can can can
Plural
We You They
can can can
Past Subjunctive of can I You She/He/It
could could could
Plural
We You They
could could could
Past Perfect Subjunctive of can I You She/He/It
had could had could had could
Plural
We You They
had could had could had could
Imperative of can I You She/He/It
can
Plural
We You They
Let’s can can

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Example Sentences with Can V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about can sentence examples:

  • Can you give me this place?
  • You could do anything in the next hour.

Synonym Words For Can

Synonym of can word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of can:

  • be able to
  • be capable of
  • be equal to
  • be up to
  • be within one’s area
  • be within one’s control
  • lie in one’s power
  • may
  • could
  • might
  • would
  • is able to

Opposite Words For Can

The antonym of can word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as can:

  • cannot
  • can’t
  • may not
  • ought not
  • shall not

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Can (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of can?

The past tense of can is could. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of can is canes. The present participle of can is canning. The past participle of can is could.

Base Form (V1) can
Past Form (V2) could
Past Participle Form (V3) could
s / es/ es (V4) canes
‘ing’ form (V5) canning

What is the V2 and V3 form of can?

+ The V2 and V3 form of can  is “could“.

What is the sentence of can?

What is the past tense V2 of can?

+ The past tense of can is “could“.

What is the past participle V3 of can?

+ The past participle of can is “could“.

What is the present participle V5 of can?

+ The present participle of can is “canning“.

Conclusion

Let’s learn with English TV the structure of the verb “Can V1 V2 V3 V4 V5: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous forms. We wish you all the best of luck.

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regular model: work
verbs ending in -e: like

can
— model verb
Verbs that follow
this model:

  1. shall

  2. will

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can

‘can’ is the model of its conjugation.


This defective modal helping verb exists primarily in the present and preterit tenses. If an infinitive is needed, or a conjugation in any other tense, use the appropriate form of the verbal expression [to be able to + infinitive].

Present tense can is followed by a bare infinitive. The preterit, in addition to evoking ability wherever a past tense is required, may also express a present or past conditional idea using [could + bare infinitive] or [could have + past participle], respectively. In rare cases, it is also possible to use this verb in the present or past subjunctive, spelled can and could respectively.

If a negation is needed, add «not» after can/could. The present tense negation is written without a space (cannot) and contracts to can’t. Generally speaking, a conjugated form of [to be able to + infinitive] may be substituted for can/could in almost any tense or mood. Please refer to the dictionary entries for more information on English usage: can / could.


infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:


definition in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
I can
you can
he, she, it can
we can
you can
they can
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
I could
you could
he, she, it could
we could
you could
they could

 
Note: One may encounter the archaic present tense forms thou canst and thou can’st, or the preterit forms thou couldest, thou could’st, and thou couldst.
 

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular
forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to
the model. (example)

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can

It is conjugated like: omit


This conjugation is for the transitive meanings «to preserve by canning,» «to dismiss,» etc.


infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:
(to) can
canning
canned
definition in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
I can
you can
he, she, it cans
we can
you can
they can
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
I canned
you canned
he, she, it canned
we canned
you canned
they canned
future
I will can
you will can
he, she, it will can
we will can
you will can
they will can

Perfect tenses

present perfect
I have canned
you have canned
he, she, it has canned
we have canned
you have canned
they have canned
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect
I had canned
you had canned
he, she, it had canned
we had canned
you had canned
they had canned
future perfect
I will have canned
you will have canned
he, she, it will have canned
we will have canned
you will have canned
they will have canned

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

present continuous
I am canning
you are canning
he, she, it is canning
we are canning
you are canning
they are canning
past continuous
I was canning
you were canning
he, she, it was canning
we were canning
you were canning
they were canning
present emphatic
I do can
you do can
he, she, it does can
we do can
you do can
they do can
past emphatic
I did can
you did can
he, she, it did can
we did can
you did can
they did can

Compound continuous (progressive) tenses

present perfect
I have been canning
you have been canning
he, she, it has been canning
we have been canning
you have been canning
they have been canning
past perfect
I had been canning
you had been canning
he, she, it had been canning
we had been canning
you had been canning
they had been canning
future
I will be canning
you will be canning
he, she, it will be canning
we will be canning
you will be canning
they will be canning
future perfect
I will have been canning
you will have been canning
he, she, it will have been canning
we will have been canning
you will have been canning
they will have been canning

Conditional

present
I would can
you would can
he, she, it would can
we would can
you would can
they would can
perfectAlso known as:
past conditional
I would have canned
you would have canned
he, she, it would have canned
we would have canned
you would have canned
they would have canned
present continuous
I would be canning
you would be canning
he, she, it would be canning
we would be canning
you would be canning
they would be canning
perfect continuous
I would have been canning
you would have been canning
he, she, it would have been canning
we would have been canning
you would have been canning
they would have been canning

Imperative

present
(you) can!
(we) let’s can!
(you) can!

Subjunctive

present
I can
you can
he, she, it can
we can
you can
they can
past
I canned
you canned
he, she, it canned
we canned
you canned
they canned
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect subjunctive
I had canned
you had canned
he, she, it had canned
we had canned
you had canned
they had canned
future
I should can
you should can
he, she, it should can
we should can
you should can
they should can

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular
forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to
the model. (example)

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  • ⭐ Conjugation
  • ⭐ Conditional
  • ⭐ Subjunktiv
  • ⭐ Imperativ
  • ⭐ Participle

Conjugation

of the irregular verb [can]

Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar). For instance, the verb «break» can be conjugated to form the words break, breaks, broke, broken and breaking.

The term conjugation is applied only to the inflection of verbs, and not of other parts of speech (inflection of nouns and adjectives is known as declension). Also it is often restricted to denoting the formation of finite forms of a verb – these may be referred to as conjugated forms, as opposed to non-finite forms, such as the infinitive or gerund, which tend not to be marked for most of the grammatical categories.

Conjugation is also the traditional name for a group of verbs that share a similar conjugation pattern in a particular language (a verb class). A verb that does not follow all of the standard conjugation patterns of the language is said to be an irregular verb.

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Future perfect continuous

you

will have been canning 

he/she/it

will have been canning 

we

will have been canning 

you

will have been canning 

they

will have been canning 

Conditional

of the irregular verb [can]

Causality (also referred to as causation or cause and effect) is influence by which one event, process, state or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state or object (an effect) where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause. In general, a process has many causes, which are also said to be causal factors for it, and all lie in its past. An effect can in turn be a cause of, or causal factor for, many other effects, which all lie in its future.

The conditional mood (abbreviated cond) is a grammatical mood used in conditional sentences to express a proposition whose validity is dependent on some condition, possibly counterfactual.

English does not have an inflective (morphological) conditional mood, except in as much as the modal verbs could, might, should and would may in some contexts be regarded as conditional forms of can, may, shall and will respectively. What is called the English conditional mood (or just the conditional) is formed periphrastically using the modal verb would in combination with the bare infinitive of the following verb. (Occasionally should is used in place of would with a first person subject – see shall and will. Also the aforementioned modal verbs could, might and should may replace would in order to express appropriate modality in addition to conditionality.)

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Conditional present

Conditional present progressive

he/she/it

would be canning 

Conditional perfect

he/she/it

would have canned 

Conditional perfect progressive

I

would have been canning 

you

would have been canning 

he/she/it

would have been canning 

we

would have been canning 

you

would have been canning 

they

would have been canning 

Subjunktiv

of the irregular verb [can]

The subjunctive is a grammatical mood, a feature of the utterance that indicates the speaker’s attitude toward it. Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as: wish, emotion, possibility, judgement, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred; the precise situations in which they are used vary from language to language. The subjunctive is one of the irrealis moods, which refer to what is not necessarily real. It is often contrasted with the indicative, a realis mood which is used principally to indicate that something is a statement of fact.

Subjunctives occur most often, although not exclusively, in subordinate clauses, particularly that-clauses. Examples of the subjunctive in English are found in the sentences «I suggest that you be careful» and «It is important that she stay by your side.»

The subjunctive mood in English is a clause type used in some contexts which describe non-actual possibilities, e.g. «It’s crucial that you be here» and «It’s crucial that he arrive early.» In English, the subjunctive is syntactic rather than inflectional, since there is no specifically subjunctive verb form. Rather, subjunctive clauses recruit the bare form of the verb which is also used in a variety of other constructions.

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Present subjunctive

Past subjunctive

Past perfect subjunctive

Imperativ

of the irregular verb [can]

The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request.

An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase «Go.» Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (you), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of «let’s (do something)» or «let them (do something)» (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive).

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Imperativ

Participle

of the irregular verb [can]

​The past participle is one of the most important parts of English grammar. It’s used to express perfect tenses and to form the passive voice. It’s also a useful tool for writing sentences that describe actions that started in the past and are still happening today. The past participles of irregular verbs don’t follow a specific pattern and can have numerous endings.

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Present participle

Past participle

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