Meaning: to stop something bad from happening.
Prevent Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Prevent |
| Past Tense (V2): | Prevented |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Prevented |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Preventing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Prevents |
Prevent Past Tense:
Past Tense of Prevent is Prevented.
Example: Sarah Prevented the theft.
Prevent Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Prevent is Prevented.
Example: Sarah has Prevented the theft.
Prevent Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Prevent is Preventing.
Example: Sarah is Preventing the theft.
Prevent 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Prevent is Prevents.
Example: Sarah Prevents the theft.
Prevent Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I Prevent the theft.
- We/You/They Prevent the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam Prevents the theft.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They are Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam is Preventing the theft.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have Prevented the theft.
- We/You/They have Prevented the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam has Prevented the theft.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They have been Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam has been Preventing the theft.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I Prevented the theft.
- We/You/They Prevented the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam Prevented the theft.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They were Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam was Preventing the theft.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had Prevented the theft.
- We/You/They had Prevented the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam had Prevented the theft.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They had been Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam had been Preventing the theft.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will Prevent the theft.
- We/You/They will Prevent the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam will Prevent the theft.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They will be Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam will be Preventing the theft.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have Prevented the theft.
- We/You/They will have Prevented the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam will have Prevented the theft.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been Preventing the theft.
- We/You/They will have been Preventing the theft.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been Preventing the theft.
Past Tense of Prevent Phrasal Verbs
| Prevent Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Prevent from | Prevented from |
| Prevent against | Prevented against |
| Prevent off | Prevented off |
| Prevent over | Prevented over |
| Prevent out | Prevented out |
| Prevent up | Prevented up |
| Prevent down | Prevented down |
| Prevent away | Prevented away |
| Prevent back | Prevented back |
| Prevent with | Prevented with |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Prevent?
Future Tense of Prevent is “will Prevent”.
What is the Present Tense of Prevent?
Present Tense of Prevent is “Prevent + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | Prevent |
| He/she/it/singular name | Prevents |
| Present participle | Preventing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Prevent?
Past perfect tense of take is “had Prevented”.
