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 Simple is a tense used for talking about habits or activities that are constantly repeating. We also use Present Simple if we are talking about general thrust or facts about nature. This tense is also used in the Zero Conditional sentences and it is one of the most basic but also most important tenses of the English language. The most used prepositions with Present Simple are OFTEN, USUALLY, ALWAYS and many more.

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

conjugation of verb collect