English reference

run into someone

Another way to say you met someone unexpectedly and unplanned, identical in meaning to 'bump into.'

Irregular · 16 form tables

You covers singular and plural. Forms are shown for the meaning listed; some continuous forms need a dynamic use of the verb.

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Present

Present simple

run into someone: Present simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present continuous

run into someone: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect

run into someone: Present perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect continuous

run into someone: Present perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past

Past simple

run into someone: Past simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past continuous

run into someone: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect

run into someone: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect continuous

run into someone: Past perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future

Future (will)

run into someone: Future (will)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future (going to)

run into someone: Future (going to)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future continuous

run into someone: Future continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect

run into someone: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect continuous

run into someone: Future perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional

Conditional (would)

run into someone: Conditional (would)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional perfect

run into someone: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Imperative

Imperative

run into someone: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

Infinitive with to
Gerund
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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