Conjugation of the verb "possess"

Conjugation of the verb possess[pəˈzes], regular     

possess not possesspossess?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I possess
you possess
he/she/it possesses
we possess
you possess
they possess

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't possess
you don't possess
he/she/it doesn't possess
we don't possess
you don't possess
they don't possess

Present Continuous

I am not possessing
you aren't possessing
he/she/it isn't possessing
we aren't possessing
you aren't possessing
they aren't possessing

Present Perfect

I haven't possessed
you haven't possessed
he/she/it hasn't possessed
we haven't possessed
you haven't possessed
they haven't possessed

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been possessing
you haven't been possessing
he/she/it hasn't been possessing
we haven't been possessing
you haven't been possessing
they haven't been possessing

Past Indefinite

I didn't possess
you didn't possess
he/she/it didn't possess
we didn't possess
you didn't possess
they didn't possess

Past Continuous

I wasn't possessing
you weren't possessing
he/she/it wasn't possessing
we weren't possessing
you weren't possessing
they weren't possessing

Past Perfect

I hadn't possessed
you hadn't possessed
he/she/it hadn't possessed
we hadn't possessed
you hadn't possessed
they hadn't possessed

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been possessing
you hadn't been possessing
he/she/it hadn't been possessing
we hadn't been possessing
you hadn't been possessing
they hadn't been possessing

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't possess
you won't possess
he/she/it won't possess
we shan't / won't possess
you won't possess
they won't possess

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be possessing
you won't be possessing
he/she/it won't be possessing
we shan't / won't be possessing
you won't be possessing
they won't be possessing

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have possessed
you won't have possessed
he/she/it won't have possessed
we shan't / won't have possessed
you won't have possessed
they won't have possessed

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been possessing
you won't have been possessing
he/she/it won't have been possessing
we shan't / won't have been possessing
you won't have been possessing
they won't have been possessing

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I possess?
do you possess?
does he/she/it possess?
do we possess?
do you possess?
do they possess?

Present Continuous

am I possessing?
are you possessing?
is he/she/it possessing?
are we possessing?
are you possessing?
are they possessing?

Present Perfect

have I possessed?
have you possessed?
has he/she/it possessed?
have we possessed?
have you possessed?
have they possessed?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been possessing?
have you been possessing?
has he/she/it been possessing?
have we been possessing?
have you been possessing?
have they been possessing?

Past Indefinite

did I possess?
did you possess?
did he/she/it possess?
did we possess?
did you possess?
did they possess?

Past Continuous

was I possessing?
were you possessing?
was he/she/it possessing?
were we possessing?
were you possessing?
were they possessing?

Past Perfect

had I possessed?
had you possessed?
had he/she/it possessed?
had we possessed?
had you possessed?
had they possessed?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been possessing?
had you been possessing?
had he/she/it been possessing?
had we been possessing?
had you been possessing?
had they been possessing?

Future Indefinite

will I possess?
will you possess?
will he/she/it possess?
will we possess?
will you possess?
will they possess?

Future Continuous

will I be possessing?
will you be possessing?
will he/she/it be possessing?
will we be possessing?
will you be possessing?
will they be possessing?

Future Perfect

will I have possessed?
will you have possessed?
will he/she/it have possessed?
will we have possessed?
will you have possessed?
will they have possessed?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been possessing?
will you have been possessing?
will he/she/it have been possessing?
will we have been possessing?
will you have been possessing?
will they have been possessing?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would possess
you would possess
he/she/it would possess
we would possess
you would possess
they would possess

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be possessing
you would be possessing
he/she/it would be possessing
we would be possessing
you would be possessing
they would be possessing

Conditional Perfect

I would have possessed
you would have possessed
he/she/it would have possessed
we would have possessed
you would have possessed
they would have possessed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been possessing
you would have been possessing
he/she/it would have been possessing
we would have been possessing
you would have been possessing
they would have been possessing

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't possess
you wouldn't possess
he/she/it wouldn't possess
we wouldn't possess
you wouldn't possess
they wouldn't possess

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be possessing
you wouldn't be possessing
he/she/it wouldn't be possessing
we wouldn't be possessing
you wouldn't be possessing
they wouldn't be possessing

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have possessed
you wouldn't have possessed
he/she/it wouldn't have possessed
we wouldn't have possessed
you wouldn't have possessed
they wouldn't have possessed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been possessing
you wouldn't have been possessing
he/she/it wouldn't have been possessing
we wouldn't have been possessing
you wouldn't have been possessing
they wouldn't have been possessing

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I possess?
would you possess?
would he/she/it possess?
would we possess?
would you possess?
would they possess?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be possessing?
would you be possessing?
would he/she/it be possessing?
would we be possessing?
would you be possessing?
would they be possessing?

Conditional Perfect

would I have possessed?
would you have possessed?
would he/she/it have possessed?
would we have possessed?
would you have possessed?
would they have possessed?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been possessing?
would you have been possessing?
would he/she/it have been possessing?
would we have been possessing?
would you have been possessing?
would they have been possessing?

Participles

Present

possessing

Past

possessed

Infinitives

Infinitives

to possess
to have possessed
to be possessing
to have been possessing
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