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English conjugation of the verb "to act" in Present Simple Tense
Simple Forms

Basic Forms

  • Infinitive
  • to act
  •  
  • Imperative
  • act
  • let's act
  • act
  • Present Participle
  • acting
  •  
  • Past Participle
  • acted
  •  
Indicative:

Present

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

Past

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

Compound Forms

Past Participle

  • having acted
Indicative

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

Future

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

Basic Forms

  • Infinitive
  • not to act
  •  
  • Imperative
  • do not act
  • let's not act
  • do not act
  • Present Participle
  • not acting
  •  
  • Past Participle
  • not acted
  •  

Present

  • I do not act
  • you do not act
  • he/she/it does not act
  • we do not act
  • you do not act
  • they do not act

Past

  • I did not act
  • you did not act
  • he/she/it did not act
  • we did not act
  • you did not act
  • they did not act

Past Participle

  • not having acted

Present continuous

  • I am not acting
  • you are not acting
  • he/she/it is not acting
  • we are not acting
  • you are not acting
  • they are not acting

Present perfect

  • I have not acted
  • you have not acted
  • he/she/it has not acted
  • we have not acted
  • you have not acted
  • they have not acted

Future

  • I will not act
  • you will not act
  • he/she/it will not act
  • we will not act
  • you will not act
  • they will not act

Future Perfect

  • I will not have acted
  • you will not have acted
  • he/she/it will not have acted
  • we will not have acted
  • you will not have acted
  • they will not have acted

Past continuous

  • I was not acting
  • you were not acting
  • he/she/it was not acting
  • we were not acting
  • you were not acting
  • they were not acting

Past perfect

  • I had not acted
  • you had not acted
  • he/she/it had not acted
  • we had not acted
  • you had not acted
  • they had not acted

Future continuous

  • I will not be acting
  • you will not be acting
  • he/she/it will not be acting
  • we will not be acting
  • you will not be acting
  • they will not be acting

Present perfect continuous

  • I have not been acting
  • you have not been acting
  • he/she/it has not been acting
  • we have not been acting
  • you have not been acting
  • they have not been acting

Past perfect continuous

  • I had not been acting
  • you had not been acting
  • he/she/it had not been acting
  • we had not been acting
  • you had not been acting
  • they had not been acting

Future perfect continuous

  • I will not have been acting
  • you will not have been acting
  • he/she/it will not have been acting
  • we will not have been acting
  • you will not have been acting
  • they will not have been acting
Indicative:

Present

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

Past

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

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 ?

Future

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

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 ?

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 ?

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 ?

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 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 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 ?
See also verbs with similar meaning: act as,  act involuntarily,  act on,  act out,  act reflexively,  more ...

Definitions:

  • -  Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • -  Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
  • -  Discharge one's duties
  • -  Play a role or part
  • -  Perform on a stage or theater
  • -  Behave unnaturally or affectedly
  • -  Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  • -  Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
  • -  Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
  • -  Be suitable for theatrical performance

Examples:

  • -  The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
  • -  She plays deaf when the news are bad
  • -  In what capacity are you acting?
  • -  She played the servant to her husband's master
  • -  I played in `A Christmas Carol'
  • -  She's just acting
  • -  The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
  • -  The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
  • -  This scene acts well

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