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The Verb "Withhold" in English

Conjugation of "To Withhold"

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The verb "withhold" is an irregular verb. (This means that "withhold" 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 Withhold"

FormwithholdAlternative Name
Base FormwithholdInfinitive Form
The -S FormwithholdsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormwithheldSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormwithholdingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formwithheld[no alternative name]

"To Withhold" in All the Tenses

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