The Verb "Win" in English

Conjugation of "To Win"

The verb "win" is an irregular verb. (This means that "win" 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 Win"

FormwinAlternative Name
Base FormwinInfinitive Form
The -S FormwinsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormwonSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormwinningPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formwon[no alternative name]

"To Win" in All the Tenses

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