Verb to bow

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Conjugate verb:

à â á æ ß ç é ê è ë î ï í ñ ô ö œ ü û ú ù

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English conjugation of the verb "to bow" in Present Simple Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Definition & Examples

Simple Forms

Basic Forms

Infinitive
to bow

Imperative
bow
let's bow
bow

Present Participle
bowing

Past Participle
bowed

Indicative:

Present

I bow
you bow
he/she/it bows
we bow
you bow
they bow

Compound Forms

Indicative

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Future continuous

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

Present perfect continuous

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

Past perfect continuous

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

Future perfect continuous

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

Basic Forms

Infinitive
not to bow

Imperative
do not bow
let's not bow
do not bow

Present Participle
not bowing

Past Participle
not bowed

Present

I do not bow
you do not bow
he/she/it does not bow
we do not bow
you do not bow
they do not bow

Past

I did not bow
you did not bow
he/she/it did not bow
we did not bow
you did not bow
they did not bow

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

I have not bowed
you have not bowed
he/she/it has not bowed
we have not bowed
you have not bowed
they have not bowed

Future

I will not bow
you will not bow
he/she/it will not bow
we will not bow
you will not bow
they will not bow

Future Perfect

I will not have bowed
you will not have bowed
he/she/it will not have bowed
we will not have bowed
you will not have bowed
they will not have bowed

Past continuous

I was not bowing
you were not bowing
he/she/it was not bowing
we were not bowing
you were not bowing
they were not bowing

Past perfect

I had not bowed
you had not bowed
he/she/it had not bowed
we had not bowed
you had not bowed
they had not bowed

Future continuous

I will not be bowing
you will not be bowing
he/she/it will not be bowing
we will not be bowing
you will not be bowing
they will not be bowing

Present perfect continuous

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

Past perfect continuous

I had not been bowing
you had not been bowing
he/she/it had not been bowing
we had not been bowing
you had not been bowing
they had not been bowing

Future perfect continuous

I will not have been bowing
you will not have been bowing
he/she/it will not have been bowing
we will not have been bowing
you will not have been bowing
they will not have been bowing

Indicative:

Present

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

Indicative

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Future continuous

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

Present perfect continuous

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

Past perfect continuous

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

Future perfect continuous

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

See also verbs with similar meaning: bow down, bow out

Definitions:

- Yield to another's wish or opinion
- Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
- Play on a string instrument with a bow
- Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
- Bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Examples:

- The government bowed to the military pressure
- She bowed her head in shame
- He bowed before the King
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse