Meaning: to perform an action or actions in a certain way.
Act Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Act |
| Past Tense (V2) | Acted |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Acted |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Acting |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Acts |
Act Past Tense:
Past Tense of Act is Acted.
Example: Sarah acted the scene.
Act Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Act is Acted.
Example: Sarah has acted the scene.
Act Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Act is Acting.
Example: Sarah is acting the scene.
Act 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Act is Acts.
Example: Sarah acts the scene.
Act Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I act the scene.
- We/You/They act the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam acts the scene.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am acting the scene.
- We/You/They are acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam is acting the scene.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have acted the scene.
- We/You/They have acted the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam has acted the scene.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been acting the scene.
- We/You/They have been acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam has been acting the scene.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I acted the scene.
- We/You/They acted the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam acted the scene.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was acting the scene.
- We/You/They were acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam was acting the scene.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been acting the scene.
- We/You/They had been acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam had been acting the scene.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had acted the scene.
- We/You/They had acted the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam had acted the scene.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall act the scene.
- We/You/They will/shall act the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will act the scene.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be acting the scene.
- We/You/They will be acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will be acting the scene.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have acted the scene.
- We/You/They will have acted the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will have acted the scene.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been acting the scene.
- We/You/They will have been acting the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been acting the scene.
Past Tense of Act Phrasal Verbs
| Act Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Act up | Acted up |
| Act out | Acted out |
| Act on | Acted on |
| Act off | Acted off |
| Act over | Acted over |
| Act through | Acted through |
| Act in | Acted in |
| Act as | Acted as |
| Act against | Acted against |
| Act toward | Acted toward |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Act?
Future Tense of act is “will act”.
What is the Present Tense of Act?
Present Tense of act is “act + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | act |
| He/she/it/singular name | acts |
| Present participle | acting |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Act?
Past perfect tense of take is “had acted”.
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