Perform – English Verbs Conjugation

perform performs performing performed

Perform means to do or entertain. Regular: perform-performed-performed.

Meanings

To carry out
To entertain
To function

Common Collocations

perform well perform surgery perform a task performance performer

Tip for Learners

Performance = show OR how well done. Performer = entertainer. Perform well/badly = function well/poorly.

Present Simple

I	perform
you	perform
he/she/it	performs
we	perform
they	perform

Examples - Present Simple

I perform at local venues.
You perform surgery professionally.
She performs magic tricks.
We perform our duties well.
They perform on Broadway.

Present Continuous

I	am performing
you	are performing
he/she/it	is performing
we	are performing
they	are performing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am performing tonight.
You are performing exceptionally.
She is performing her routine.
We are performing the play.
They are performing the concert.

Present Perfect

I	have performed
you	have performed
he/she/it	has performed
we	have performed
they	have performed

Examples - Present Perfect

I have performed many times.
You have performed brilliantly.
She has performed the operation.
We have performed the play.
They have performed worldwide.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been performing
you	have been performing
he/she/it	has been performing
we	have been performing
they	have been performing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been performing for years.
You have been performing well.
She has been performing surgeries.
We have been performing plays.
They have been performing concerts.

Past Simple

I	performed
you	performed
he/she/it	performed
we	performed
they	performed

Examples - Past Simple

I performed last night.
You performed excellently.
She performed the operation.
We performed the play.
They performed at the festival.

Past Continuous

I	was performing
you	were performing
he/she/it	was performing
we	were performing
they	were performing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was performing on stage.
You were performing well.
She was performing surgery.
We were performing the play.
They were performing the concert.

Past Perfect

I	had performed
you	had performed
he/she/it	had performed
we	had performed
they	had performed

Examples - Past Perfect

I had performed before.
You had performed brilliantly.
She had performed many operations.
We had performed the play.
They had performed worldwide.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been performing
you	had been performing
he/she/it	had been performing
we	had been performing
they	had been performing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been performing for years.
You had been performing well.
He had been performing surgeries.
We had been performing plays.
They had been performing concerts.

Future Simple

I	will perform
you	will perform
he/she/it	will perform
we	will perform
they	will perform

Examples - Future Simple

I will perform tomorrow.
You will perform well.
She will perform the surgery.
We will perform the play.
They will perform at the venue.

Future Continuous

I	will be performing
you	will be performing
he/she/it	will be performing
we	will be performing
they	will be performing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be performing tomorrow.
You will be performing well.
He will be performing surgeries.
We will be performing the play.
They will be performing the concert.

Future Perfect

I	will have performed
you	will have performed
he/she/it	will have performed
we	will have performed
they	will have performed

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have performed many times.
You will have performed brilliantly.
She will have performed the surgery.
We will have performed the play.
They will have performed worldwide.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been performing
you	will have been performing
he/she/it	will have been performing
we	will have been performing
they	will have been performing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been performing for years.
You will have been performing well.
He will have been performing surgeries.
We will have been performing plays.
They will have been performing concerts.