English reference

use

to do a job with something or employ it for a purpose

Regular · 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

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

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

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

Present perfect continuous

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

Past

Past simple

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

Future

Future (will)

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

Future (going to)

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional (would)

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

Conditional perfect

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

Imperative

Imperative

use: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

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

Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all English entries.