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Grammar reference

catch

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: catchpast: caughtpast participle: caught

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I catchyou catchhe/she/it catcheswe catchthey catch

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am catchingyou are catchinghe/she/it is catchingwe are catchingthey are catching

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have caughtyou have caughthe/she/it has caughtwe have caughtthey have caught

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been catchingyou have been catchinghe/she/it has been catchingwe have been catchingthey have been catching

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I caughtyou caughthe/she/it caughtwe caughtthey caught

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was catchingyou were catchinghe/she/it was catchingwe were catchingthey were catching

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had caughtyou had caughthe/she/it had caughtwe had caughtthey had caught

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will catchyou will catchhe/she/it will catchwe will catchthey will catch

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have caughtyou will have caughthe/she/it will have caughtwe will have caughtthey will have caught

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would catchyou would catchhe/she/it would catchwe would catchthey would catch

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I catchyou catchhe/she/it catchwe catchthey catch