The verb “hurt’’ can be used in the same spelling in present, past, or past participle form. Let us justify its usage in various tense forms.
We must add the “s” while using the word “hurt” in the present tense to refer to any third person singular, male or female. The continuous form of the word “hurt” is “hurting”. We can consider the term “hurt” as the past participle form of the word “hurt”.
Now, let us discuss more interesting facts regarding its roles in the present tense, past tense, and future tense.
“Hurt’’ in the present tense.
The verb “hurt’’ in the forms “hurt’’, “hurts’’, or “hurting’’ can show its applications in the present tense. Now, let’s have a look at its role in the present tense.
We use the verb “hurt’’ in order to refer to causing any pain or damage to anybody or anything in the present tense.
When can we use “hurt’’ in the present tense?
We use the word “hurt’’ when something or someone causes damage or problems to someone’s chances to be successful in something. We use hurt, hurts, or hurting along with am/is/are, has/have to form sentences in various forms.
Sentence structure of “hurt’’ in the present tense-
| Type of present tense | Rule to form a sentence with “hurt’’ in the present tense |
| 1. Present indefinite tense/ Simple present tense | a. (i) Subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural + hurt + object + remaining part (assertive sentence) (ii) Do + Subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural + hurt + object +? ( interrogative sentence) b. (i)Subject of the third-person singular number + hurts + object + rest (assertive sentence) (ii) Does + Subject of the third-person singular number + hurt + object +? +rest (interrogative sentence) |
| 2. Present continuous tense/ Present progressive tense | a. The subject of the first singular number + am hurting + object + rest of the sentence (assertive sentence) b. The subject of the first person plural number, second person singular/plural, third person plural number + are hurting + object + rest of the sentence (assertive sentence) c. The subject of the third person singular number + is hurting + object + rest (assertive sentence) |
| 3. Present perfect tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular/plural, third person plural number + have hurt (past participle form) + object + rest (assertive sentence) b. Subject of the third singular number + has hurt + object + rest (assertive sentence) |
| 4. Present perfect continuous tense/ Present perfect progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + have been hurting + object + rest Subject of the third singular number + has been hurting + object + rest |
Examples and explanations with the usage of “hurt’’ in the present tense-
| Type of present tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Present indefinite tense/ Simple present tense | The girl criticizes my appearance severally and thus hurts me a lot. | Here the verb “hurts’’ in the use of the event shows the causing pain to me due to the girl’s criticism. |
| 2. Present continuous tense/ Present progressive tense | The behavior of the woman is hurting the civil sense of the people. | The term “is hurting’’ forms the continuous action of the damaging sense of the people by the woman’s behavior. |
| 3. Present perfect tense | You have hurt my arm with this iron tool. | The verb “have hurt’’ is in the usage to refer to a finished action recently. We come to know that you have damaged my arm with an iron tool. |
| 4. Present perfect continuous tense/ Present perfect progressive tense | The rough dealings of the boy have been hurting his brother for a long time. | We get an idea that the verbs “have been hurting’’ are in use to frame a sentence to inform an action that is in progress for some time. |
“Hurt’’ in the past tense.
A past tense is the application of verbs that show overpast or closed actions of the earlier while. Now, we will gain knowledge on the function of “hurt’’ in the past tense.
The transitive verb “hurt’’ is used in the past tense to show an act of getting a sense of pain or ache for the unpleasant manner of someone before.
When can we use “hurt’’ in the past tense?
We apply “hurt’’ in a sentence when we have some wish to indicate the reason for gaining ache in or any part of the body earlier. We use hurt along with was/were, had, or had been to frame sentences in the past tense.
Sentence structure of “hurt’’ in the past tense-
| Type of past tense | Rules to be followed to form a sentence with “hurt’’ in the past tense |
| a. Past indefinite tense/ Simple past tense | a. Subject of all persons and numbers + hurt (past form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
| b. Past continuous tense/ Past progressive tense | a. The subject of the first singular number/ third person singular number + was hurting + object + remaining part of the sentence (assertive sentence) b. The subject of the first person plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + were hurting + object + remaining part of the sentence (assertive sentence) |
| c. Past perfect tense | a. The subject of all persons and numbers + had hurt (past participle form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
| d. Past perfect continuous tense/ past progressive tense | a. The subject of all persons and numbers + had been hurting (past form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
Examples and explanations of “hurt’’ in the past tense-
| Type of past tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Past indefinite tense/ Simple past tense | He hurt his back while removing the log. | The verb “hurt’’ is used to frame a sentence to form a completed act in the past. It is seen that he damaged himself in an unpleasant manner. |
| 2. Past continuous tense/ Past progressive tense | Henry’s lack of experience was hurting his chances of getting a job in the company. | Here “was getting’’ is in the usage of forming a sentence in the past progressive sense. We come to know that Henry’s dearth of knowledge was not allowing him to get a job. |
| 3. Past perfect tense | The boy had hurt the dog with a stick before I could prevent him. | In this example, the verb “had hurt’’ forms a sentence with a sense to provide that the boy had done damage to the animal with a stick before I could prevent him. |
| 4. Past perfect continuous tense/ Past perfect progressive tense | The man had been hurting the audience for two hours with his emotional speech on the stage. | Here the verb “had been hurting’’ is in the usage to refer to an action of the continuous way in the past tense. |
“Hurt’’ in the future tense.
The verb “hurt’’ will take shall/will after it to frame future tense to mention future actions. Let us justify the application of how “hurt’’ in the future tense.
The verb “hurt’’ can mandatorily be applied in the future tense to display our sense of having pain for something that is not acceptable to us.
When do we use “hurt’’ in the future tense?
The verb “hurt’’ along with shall/will is used to display the creation of an ache to some person or some animal with conduct in the future.
Sentence structure of “hurry’’ in the future tense-
| Type of future tense | How to form a sentence with “hurt’’ in the future tense |
| 1. Future indefinite tense/ Simple future tense | The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall hurt + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) B. Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will hurt + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 2. Future continuous tense/ Future progressive tense | The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall be hurting + object + remaining part B. Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will be hurting + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 3. Future perfect tense | The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall have hurt + object + remaining part (assertive sentence) B. Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will have hurt + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 4. Future perfect continuous tense/ Future perfect progressive tense | The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall have been hurting + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will have been hurting + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
Examples and explanations of “hurt’’ in the future tense-
| Type of future tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Future indefinite tense/ Simple future tense | None will hurt the boy who has just lost his father. | The verb “hurt’’ along with will is used to give us an example of making us upset or unhappy in the future. |
| 2. Future continuous tense/ Future progressive tense | Hard work in this hot weather will be hurting the ailing people. | Here we have found that the verb “will be hurting’’ has formed a continuous action of the future. We see that hard work in the warm atmosphere will be causing pain to the people. |
| 3. Future perfect tense | They will have hurt the girls badly with the harsh remarks. | In this sentence, the verb “will have hurt’’ has constructed a sentence to provide us with the sense that their hard comments will have caused much to the sense of the girls. |
| 4. Future perfect continuous tense/ Future perfect progressive tense | The defeat of the team will have been hurting the people of the country for several days. | The verb “will have been hurting’’ has made a sentence in the progressive form in which we find that the defeat of the team will create much pain among the people of a nation in a continuous way. |
Conclusion
In conclusion, we may say that we can make phrases with the verb “hurt’’ such as “be hurting’’, “it never hurts to do something’’, “where it hurts’’, “someone would not hurt a fly’’, etc. We are certain to apply these phrases while framing sentences.
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