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The Verb "Send" in English

Conjugation of "To Send"

The verb "send" is an irregular verb. (This means that "send" 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 Send"

FormsendAlternative Name
Base FormsendInfinitive Form
The -S FormsendsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormsentSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormsendingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formsent[no alternative name]

"To Send" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "send" 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
  • sent
  • sent
  • sent
  • sent
  • sent
  • sent
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was sending
  • were sending
  • was sending
  • were sending
  • were sending
  • were sending
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had sent
  • had sent
  • had sent
  • had sent
  • had sent
  • had sent
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been sending
  • had been sending
  • had been sending
  • had been sending
  • had been sending
  • had been sending
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
  • send
  • send
  • sends
  • send
  • send
  • send
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am sending
  • are sending
  • is sending
  • are sending
  • are sending
  • are sending
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have sent
  • have sent
  • has sent
  • have sent
  • have sent
  • have sent
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been sending
  • have been sending
  • has been sending
  • have been sending
  • have been sending
  • have been sending
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 send
  • will send
  • will send
  • will send
  • will send
  • will send
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be sending
  • will be sending
  • will be sending
  • will be sending
  • will be sending
  • will be sending
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have sent
  • will have sent
  • will have sent
  • will have sent
  • will have sent
  • will have sent
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been sending
  • will have been sending
  • will have been sending
  • will have been sending
  • will have been sending
  • will have been sending
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

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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