The verb “love” is a regular verb in English, which follows the standard conjugation rules for verbs in the language. It shows various forms it assumes,either by inflection or by combination with other verbs. It is used to express strong feelings of friendliness, affection, care, or deep emotional attachment. Below is given a detailed note on the conjugation of the verb “love” in different tenses and forms.
Simple Present Tense: The simple present tense is used to express habitual actions, general truths, or feelings in the present. The conjugation for the verb Love in the present tense is as follows:
Subject
Verb “love” (Simple Present)
I
love
You (singular)
love
He/She/It
loves
They
love
You (plural)
love
We
love
Present Continuous Tense: In this tense actions happening at the moment of talking.
Subject
Verb “love” (Present Continuous)
I
am loving
You (singular)
are loving
He/She/It
is loving
We
are loving
You (plural)
are loving
They
are loving
Past Tense
Simple Past Tense: The simple past tense describes actions that were occured in the past. The verb “love” is regular, so it follows the regular pattern by adding “-ed” to the base form.
Subject
Verb “love” (Simple Past)
I
loved
You (singular)
loved
He/She/It
loved
You
loved
We
loved
They
loved
Past Continuous Tense: The past continuous tense describes actions that were continuing in the past. It is formed using the past tense of the verb “to be” (was/were) + the present participle of the main verb.
Subject
Verb “love” (Past Continuous)
I
was loving
You (singular)
were loving
He/She/It
was loving
We
were loving
You (plural)
were loving
They
were loving
Future Tense
Simple Future Tense: The simple future tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. It is formed by using “will” + the base form of the verb.
Subject
Verb “love” (Simple Future)
I
shall love
You (singular)
will love
He/She/It
will love
We
shall love
You (plural)
will love
They
will love
Future Continuous Tense: This tense describes an ongoing action that will be happening in the future. It is formed with “will be” + the present participle (-ing) form of the verb.
Subject
(Future Continuous)Verb “love”
I
will be loving
You (singular)
will be loving
He/She/It
will be loving
We
will be loving
You (plural)
will be loving
They
will be loving
Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect Tense:It is formed by using “have/has” + the past participle of the verb.
Subject
Verb “love” (Present Perfect)
I
have loved
You (singular)
have loved
He/She/It
has loved
They
have loved
You (plural)
have loved
We
have loved
Past Perfect Tense: The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with “had” + the past participle of the verb.
Subject
Verb “love” (Past Perfect)
I
had loved
You (singular)
had loved
He/She/It
had loved
We
had loved
You (plural)
had loved
They
had loved
Future Perfect Tense: The future perfect tense describes an action that will be completed before a certain point in the future. It is formed with “will have” + the past participle of the verb.
Subject
Verb “love” (Future Perfect)
I
will have loved
You (singular)
will have loved
He/She/It
will have loved
We
will have loved
You (plural)
will have loved
They
will have loved
2. Imperative Form
The imperative form is used to give orders, requests, or advice. It usually uses the base form of the verb and does not change with different subjects.
