The Verb "Quit" in English

Conjugation of "To Quit"

The verb "quit" is an irregular verb. (This means that "quit" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Quit"

FormquitAlternative Name
Base FormquitInfinitive Form
The -S FormquitsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormquitSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormquittingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formquit[no alternative name]

"To Quit" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "quit" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • quit
  • quit
  • quit
  • quit
  • quit
  • quit
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was quitting
  • were quitting
  • was quitting
  • were quitting
  • were quitting
  • were quitting
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had quit
  • had quit
  • had quit
  • had quit
  • had quit
  • had quit
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been quitting
  • had been quitting
  • had been quitting
  • had been quitting
  • had been quitting
  • had been quitting
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • quit
  • quit
  • quits
  • quit
  • quit
  • quit
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am quitting
  • are quitting
  • is quitting
  • are quitting
  • are quitting
  • are quitting
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have quit
  • have quit
  • has quit
  • have quit
  • have quit
  • have quit
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been quitting
  • have been quitting
  • has been quitting
  • have been quitting
  • have been quitting
  • have been quitting
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will quit
  • will quit
  • will quit
  • will quit
  • will quit
  • will quit
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be quitting
  • will be quitting
  • will be quitting
  • will be quitting
  • will be quitting
  • will be quitting
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have quit
  • will have quit
  • will have quit
  • will have quit
  • will have quit
  • will have quit
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been quitting
  • will have been quitting
  • will have been quitting
  • will have been quitting
  • will have been quitting
  • will have been quitting
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

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Most Common Irregular Verbs

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This page was written by Craig Shrives.