Cover Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to conceal, to hide, to hide from view.

Cover Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1): Cover
Past Tense (V2): Covered
Past Participle Form (V3): Covered
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Covering
3rd Person Singular (V5): Covers

Cover Past Tense:

Past Tense of Cover is Covered.

Example: Sarah covered the food.

Cover Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Cover is Covered.

Example: Sarah has covered the food.

Cover Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Cover is Covering.

Example: Sarah is covering the food.

Cover 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Cover is Covers.

Example: Sarah covers the food.

Cover Past Tense V1 V2 v3 v4 v5 Forms of Cover Past Simple and Past Participle

Cover Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I cover the food.
  • We/You/They cover the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam covers the food.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am covering the food.
  • We/You/They are covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam is covering the food.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have covered the food.
  • We/You/They have covered the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam has covered the food.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been covering the food.
  • We/You/They have been covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been covering the food.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I covered the food.
  • We/You/They covered the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam covered the food.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was covering the food.
  • We/You/They were covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam was covering the food.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been covering the food.
  • We/You/They had been covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been covering the food.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had covered the food.
  • We/You/They had covered the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam had covered the food.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will/shall cover the food.
  • We/You/They will/shall cover the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam will cover the food.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be covering the food.
  • We/You/They will be covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be covering the food.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have covered the food.
  • We/You/They will have covered the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have covered the food.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been covering the food.
  • We/You/They will have been covering the food.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been covering the food.

Past Tense of Cover Phrasal Verbs

Cover Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Cover up Covered up
Cover over Covered over
Cover with Covered with
Cover for Covered for
Cover off Covered off
Cover on Covered on
Cover out Covered out
Cover down Covered down
Cover away Covered away
Cover through Covered through

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Cover?

Future Tense of cover is “will cover”.

What is the Present Tense of Cover?

Present Tense of cover is “cover + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they cover
He/she/it/singular name covers
Present participle covering

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Cover?

Past perfect tense of take is “had covered”.

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