Collect, collects, collected, collecting
| COLLECT - PRESENT SIMPLE | |
| ★ i | collect |
| ★ you | collect |
| ★ he/she/it | collects |
| ★ we | collect |
| ★ you | collect |
| ★ they | collect |
| COLLECT - PRESENT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i am | collecting |
| ★ you are | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it is | collecting |
| ★ we are | collecting |
| ★you are | collecting |
| ★ they are | collecting |
| COLLECT - PRESENT PERFECT | |
| ★ i have | collected |
| ★ you have | collected |
| ★ he/she/it has | collected |
| ★ we have | collected |
| ★ you have | collected |
| ★ they have | collected |
The Simple Past Tense, also called Simple Past or Preterite is a verb tense that is used to describe completed action happend in the past. It is the most basic form of past tense and it is formed by adding d, ed or ied to the base structure of the verb.
Present Continuous is a tense used for activities that are happening in the moment of speaking. It also can be used in a future aspect for future arrangements or plans. This tense is always used when you are describing a picture. The most used prepositions used with Present Continuous are AT THE MOMENT and NOW.
| COLLECT - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i have been | collecting |
| ★ you have been | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it has been | collecting |
| ★ we have been | collecting |
| ★ you have been | collecting |
| ★ they have been | collecting |
| COLLECT - PAST SIMPLE | |
| ★ i | collected |
| ★ you | collected |
| ★ he/she/it | collected |
| ★ we | collected |
| ★ you | collected |
| ★ they | collected |
| COLLECT - PAST CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i was | collecting |
| ★ you were | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it was | collecting |
| ★ we were | collecting |
| ★ you were | collecting |
| ★ they were | collecting |
| COLLECT - PAST PERFECT | |
| ★ i had | collected |
| ★ you had | collected |
| ★ he/she/it had | collected |
| ★ we had | collected |
| ★ you had | collected |
| ★ they had | collected |
A transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb, called the direct object.
An intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action
| COLLECT - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i had been | collecting |
| ★ you had been | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it had been | collecting |
| ★ we had been | collecting |
| ★ you had been | collecting |
| ★ they had been | collecting |
| COLLECT - FUTURE SIMPLE | |
| ★ i will | collect |
| ★ you will | collect |
| ★ he/she/it will | collect |
| ★ we will | collect |
| ★ you will | collect |
| ★ they will | collect |
| COLLECT - FUTURE CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i will be | collecting |
| ★ you will be | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it will be | collecting |
| ★ we will be | collecting |
| ★ you will be | collecting |
| ★ they will be | collecting |
| COLLECT - FUTURE PERFECT | |
| ★ i will have | collected |
| ★ you will have | collected |
| ★ he/she/it will have | collected |
| ★ we will have | collected |
| ★ you will have | collected |
| ★ they will have | collected |
Present Continuous is a tense used for activities that are happening in the moment of speaking. It also can be used in a future aspect for future arrangements or plans. This tense is always used when you are describing a picture. The most used prepositions used with Present Continuous are AT THE MOMENT and NOW.
| COLLECT - FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i will have been | collecting |
| ★ you will have been | collecting |
| ★ he/she/it will have been | collecting |
| ★ we will have been | collecting |
| ★ you will have been | collecting |
| ★ they will have been | collecting |