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May 15, 2026

English
Conjugation

contain

Language English
IndicativePresent
  • I contain
  • you contain
  • you contain
  • he/she/it contains
  • we contain
  • they contain
IndicativePreterite
  • I contained
  • you contained
  • you contained
  • he/she/it contained
  • we contained
  • they contained
IndicativePresent continuous
  • I am containing
  • you are containing
  • you are containing
  • he/she/it is containing
  • we are containing
  • they are containing
IndicativePresent perfect
  • I have contained
  • you have contained
  • you have contained
  • he/she/it has contained
  • we have contained
  • they have contained
IndicativeFuture
  • I will contain
  • you will contain
  • you will contain
  • he/she/it will contain
  • we will contain
  • they will contain
IndicativeFuture perfect
  • I will have contained
  • you will have contained
  • you will have contained
  • he/she/it will have contained
  • we will have contained
  • they will have contained
IndicativePast continous
  • I was containing
  • you were containing
  • you were containing
  • he/she/it was containing
  • we were containing
  • they were containing
IndicativePast perfect
  • I had contained
  • you had contained
  • you had contained
  • he/she/it had contained
  • we had contained
  • they had contained
IndicativeFuture continuous
  • I will be containing
  • you will be containing
  • you will be containing
  • he/she/it will be containing
  • we will be containing
  • they will be containing
IndicativePresent perfect continuous
  • I have been containing
  • you have been containing
  • you have been containing
  • he/she/it has been containing
  • we have been containing
  • they have been containing
IndicativePast perfect continuous
  • I had been containing
  • you had been containing
  • you had been containing
  • he/she/it had been containing
  • we had been containing
  • they had been containing
IndicativeFuture perfect continuous
  • I will have been containing
  • you will have been containing
  • you will have been containing
  • he/she/it will have been containing
  • we will have been containing
  • they will have been containing
ParticiplePresent
  • containing
ParticiplePast
  • contained
Perfect participle
  • having contained

Examples

While spreading awareness is incredibly important, it hasn't been enough to contain the disease.
Rapid response capacity to contain and manage situations before they escalate to unmanageable proportions is another important element.