Regular verb: lessen - lessened - lessened
Simple form | V-ing form |
I ought to lessen you ought to lessen he ought to lessen we ought to lessen you ought to lessen they ought to lessen | I ought to be lessening you ought to be lessening he ought to be lessening we ought to be lessening you ought to be lessening they ought to be lessening |
Perfect | V-ing perfect |
I ought to have lessened you ought to have lessened he ought to have lessened we ought to have lessened you ought to have lessened they ought to have lessened | I ought to have been lessening you ought to have been lessening he ought to have been lessening we ought to have been lessening you ought to have been lessening they ought to have been lessening |
Simple form | V-ing form |
I ought not to lessen you ought not to lessen he ought not to lessen we ought not to lessen you ought not to lessen they ought not to lessen | I ought not to lessening you ought not to lessening he ought not to lessening we ought not to lessening you ought not to lessening they ought not to lessening |
Perfect | V-ing perfect |
I ought not to have lessened you ought not to have lessened he ought not to have lessened we ought not to have lessened you ought not to have lessened they ought not to have lessened | I ought not to have been lessening you ought not to have been lessening he ought not to have been lessening we ought not to have been lessening you ought not to have been lessening they ought not to have been lessening |
Simple form | V-ing form |
ought to I lessen? ought to you lessen? ought to he lessen? ought to we lessen? ought to you lessen? ought to they lessen? | ought to I be lessening? ought to you be lessening? ought to he be lessening? ought to we be lessening? ought to you be lessening? ought to they be lessening? |
Perfect | V-ing perfect |
ought to I have lessened? ought to you have lessened? ought to he have lessened? ought to we have lessened? ought to you have lessened? ought to they have lessened? | ought to I have been lessening? ought to you have been lessening? ought to he have been lessening? ought to we have been lessening? ought to you have been lessening? ought to they have been lessening? |
Simple form | V-ing form |
ought I not to lessen? ought you not to lessen? ought he not to lessen? ought we not to lessen? ought you not to lessen? ought they not to lessen? | ought I not to be lessening? ought you not to be lessening? ought he not to be lessening? ought we not to be lessening? ought you not to be lessening? ought they not to be lessening? |
Perfect | V-ing perfect |
ought I not to have lessened? ought you not to have lessened? ought he not to have lessened? ought we not to have lessened? ought you not to have lessened? ought they not to have lessened? | ought I not to have been lessening? ought you not to have been lessening? ought he not to have been lessening? ought we not to have been lessening? ought you not to have been lessening? ought they not to have been lessening? |