Meaning: to hold in or as if in a container
Contain Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Contain |
| Past Tense (V2) | Contained |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Contained |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Containing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Contains |
Contain Past Tense:
Past Tense of Contain is Contained.
Example: Sarah contained the emotions.
Contain Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Contain is Contained.
Example: Sarah has contained the emotions.
Contain Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Contain is Containing.
Example: Sarah is containing the emotions.
Contain 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Contain is Contains.
Example: Sarah contains emotions.
Contain Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I contain emotions.
- We/You/They contain emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam contains the emotions.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am containing the emotions.
- We/You/They are containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam is containing the emotions.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have contained the emotions.
- We/You/They have contained the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam has contained the emotions.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been containing the emotions.
- We/You/They have been containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam has been containing the emotions.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I contained the emotions.
- We/You/They contained the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam contained the emotions.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was containing the emotions.
- We/You/They were containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam was containing the emotions.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had contained the emotions.
- We/You/They had contained the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam had contained the emotions.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been containing the emotions.
- We/You/They had been containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam had been containing the emotions.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will contain the emotions.
- We/You/They will contain the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam will contain the emotions.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be containing the emotions.
- We/You/They will be containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam will be containing the emotions.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have contained the emotions.
- We/You/They will have contained the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam will have contained the emotions.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been containing the emotions.
- We/You/They will have been containing the emotions.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been containing the emotions.
Past Tense of Contain Phrasal Verbs
| Contain Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Contain in | Contained in |
| Contain with | Contained with |
| Contain for | Contained for |
| Contain under | Contained under |
| Contain on | Contained on |
| Contain over | Contained over |
| Contain through | Contained through |
| Contain up | Contained up |
| Contain about | Contained about |
| Contain off | Contained off |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Contain?
Future Tense of contain is “will contain”.
What is the Present Tense of Contain?
Present Tense of contain is “contain + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | contain |
| He/she/it/singular name | contains |
| Present participle | containing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Contain?
Past perfect tense of take is “had contained”.
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