The Verb "Stand" in English

Conjugation of "To Stand"

The verb "stand" is an irregular verb. (This means that "stand" 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 Stand"

Form	stand	Alternative Name
Base Form	stand	Infinitive Form
The -S Form	stands	Third Person Singular Form
Past Form	stood	Simple Past Tense
The -ING Form	standing	Present Participle Form
The Past Participle Form	stood	[no alternative name]

"To Stand" in All the Tenses

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

Past Tenses

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

Present Tenses

Person	Simple Present	Present Progressive Tense	Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	stand stand stands stand stand stand The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.	am standing are standing is standing are standing are standing are standing The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.	have stood have stood has stood have stood have stood have stood The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)	have been standing have been standing has been standing have been standing have been standing have been standing 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

Person	Simple Future	Future Progressive Tense	Future Perfect Tense	Future Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	will stand will stand will stand will stand will stand will stand The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.	will be standing will be standing will be standing will be standing will be standing will be standing The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.	will have stood will have stood will have stood will have stood will have stood will have stood The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.	will have been standing will have been standing will have been standing will have been standing will have been standing will have been standing The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.