Meaning: to imitate or represent (something).
Imitate Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1) | Imitate |
| Past Tense (V2) | Imitated |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Imitated |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Imitating |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Imitates |
Imitate Past Tense:
Past Tense of Imitate is Imitated.
Example: Sarah imitated a parrot.
Imitate Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Imitate is Imitated.
Example: Sarah has imitated a parrot.
Imitate Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Imitate is Imitating.
Example: Sarah is imitating a parrot.
Imitate 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Imitate is Imitates.
Example: Sarah imitates a parrot.

Imitate Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I imitate a parrot.
- We/You/They imitate a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam imitates a parrot.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They are imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam is imitating a parrot.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have imitated a parrot.
- We/You/They have imitated a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam has imitated a parrot.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They have been imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam has been imitating a parrot.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I imitated a parrot.
- We/You/They imitated a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam imitated a parrot.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They were imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam was imitating a parrot.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had imitated a parrot.
- We/You/They had imitated a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam had imitated a parrot.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They had been imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam had been imitating a parrot.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will imitate a parrot.
- We/You/They will imitate a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam will imitate a parrot.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They will be imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam will be imitating a parrot.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have imitated a parrot.
- We/You/They will have imitated a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam will have imitated a parrot.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been imitating a parrot.
- We/You/They will have been imitating a parrot.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been imitating a parrot.
Past Tense of Imitate Phrasal Verbs
| Imitate Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Imitate behavior | Imitated behavior |
| Imitate style | Imitated style |
| Imitate accent | Imitated accent |
| Imitate speech | Imitated speech |
| Imitate sound | Imitated sound |
| Imitate gesture | Imitated gesture |
| Imitate action | Imitated action |
| Imitate expression | Imitated expression |
| Imitate mannerism | Imitated mannerism |
| Imitate attitude | Imitated attitude |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Imitate?
Future Tense of imitate is “will imitate”.
What is the Present Tense of Imitate?
Present Tense of imitate is “imitate + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | imitate |
| He/she/it/singular name | imitates |
| Present participle | imitating |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Imitate?
Past perfect tense of take is “had imitated”.
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