Meaning: to contend or struggle for.
Contend Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Contend |
| Past Tense (V2): | Contended |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Contended |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Contending |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Contends |
Contend Past Tense:
Past Tense of Contend is Contended.
Example: Sarah contended fiercely.
Contend Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Contend is Contended.
Example: Sarah have contended fiercely.
Contend Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Contend is Contending.
Example: Sarah is contending fiercely.
Contend 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Contend is Contends.
Example: Sarah contends fiercely.
Contend Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I contend fiercely.
- We/You/They contend fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam contends fiercely.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am contending fiercely.
- We/You/They are contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam is contending fiercely.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have contended fiercely.
- We/You/They have contended fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam has contended fiercely.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been contending fiercely.
- We/You/They have been contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam has been contending fiercely.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I contended fiercely.
- We/You/They contended fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam contended fiercely.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was contending fiercely.
- We/You/They were contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam was contending fiercely.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been contending fiercely.
- We/You/They had been contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam had been contending fiercely.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had contended fiercely.
- We/You/They had contended fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam had contended fiercely.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall contend fiercely.
- We/You/They will/shall contend fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam will contend fiercely.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be contending fiercely.
- We/You/They will be contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam will be contending fiercely.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have contended fiercely.
- We/You/They will have contended fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam will have contended fiercely.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been contending fiercely.
- We/You/They will have been contending fiercely.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been contending fiercely.
Past Tense of Contend Phrasal Verbs
| Contend Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Contend with | Contended with |
| Contend against | Contended against |
| Contend for | Contended for |
| Contend over | Contended over |
| Contend on | Contended on |
| Contend into | Contended into |
| Contend by | Contended by |
| Contend at | Contended at |
| Contend up | Contended up |
| Contend from | Contended from |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Contend?
Future Tense of contend is “will contend”.
What is the Present Tense of Contend?
Present Tense of contend is “contend + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | contend |
| He/she/it/singular name | contends |
| Present participle | contending |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Contend?
Past perfect tense of take is “had contended”.
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