Tenses for the Verb - To grow
Click on the timeline to see how this irregular verb changes with each tense
The Past
Past Continuous - "The plant was growing in
spring."
Past Simple - "It grew until June."
Past Perfect Simple - "It had already grown by
July."
Past Perfect Continuous - "It had been growing for two
months, when it got its first flower."
The Present
Present Continuous - "It is May and the plant is
growing."
Present Simple - "It grows every spring."
Present Perfect Simple - "It's already grown 2 inches
this month."
Present Perfect Continuous - "It's been growing since
March."
The Future
Future Continuous - "I'm growing more plants in the
spring."
Future Simple - "I will grow at least 10 new
plants."
Future Perfect Simple - "They will have already grown
by the time summer arrives."
Future Perfect Continuous - "They will have been
growing for 2 months before they get their first flower."
