Act: verb conjugation and noun forms

Singular and plural for act[ækt]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
act
acts
Possessive case
act's
acts'
Plural
acts
acts'

Conjugation of the verb act[ækt], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I act
you act
he/she/it acts
we act
you act
they act

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Participles

Present

acting

Past

acted

Infinitives

Infinitives

to act
to have acted
to be acting
to have been acting

Singular and plural for Act     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
Act
Acts
Possessive case
Act's
Acts'
Plural
Acts
Acts'

Singular and plural for ACT     

Singular
Singular
Common case
ACT
Possessive case
ACT'S
ACT
ACT'S
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