Meaning: rest with your bottom on the ground or on a chair etc., rather than stand
Sit Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Sit |
| Past Tense (V2) | Sat |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Sat |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Sitting |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Sits |
Sit Past Tense:
Past Tense of Sit is Sat.
Example: Sarah sat on the chair.
Sit Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Sit is Sat.
Example: Sarah has sat on the chair.
Sit Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Sit is Sitting.
Example: Sarah is sitting on the chair.
Sit 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Sit is Sits.
Example: Sarah sits on the chair.
Sit Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I sit on the chair.
- We/You/They sit on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam sits on the chair.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They are sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam is sitting on the chair.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have sat on the chair.
- We/You/They have sat on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam has sat on the chair.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They have been sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam has been sitting on the chair.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I sat on the chair.
- We/You/They sat on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam sat on the chair.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They were sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam was sitting on the chair.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They had been sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam had been sitting on the chair.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had sat on the chair.
- We/You/They had sat on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam had sat on the chair.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall sit on the chair.
- We/You/They will/shall sit on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam will sit on the chair.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They will be sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam will be sitting on the chair.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have sat on the chair.
- We/You/They will have sat on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam will have sat on the chair.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been sitting on the chair.
- We/You/They will have been sitting on the chair.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been sitting on the chair.
Past Tense of Sit Phrasal Verbs
| Sit Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Sit down | Sat down |
| Sit up | Sat up |
| Sit in | Sat in |
| Sit out | Sat out |
| Sit with | Sat with |
| Sit through | Sat through |
| Sit around | Sat around |
| Sit back | Sat back |
| Sit tight | Sat tight |
| Sit over | Sat over |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Sit?
Future Tense of sit is “will sit”.
What is the Present Tense of Sit?
Present Tense of sit is “sit + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | sit |
| He/she/it/singular name | sits |
| Present participle | sitting |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Sit?
Past perfect tense of take is “had sat”.
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