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ENGLISH VERB

appreciate

to thank; to value, to appreciate

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: appreciating
  • Past participle: appreciated

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I appreciate
  2. you you appreciate
  3. he, she, it he appreciates
  4. we we appreciate
  5. they they appreciate

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I appreciated
  2. you you appreciated
  3. he, she, it he appreciated
  4. we we appreciate
  5. they they appreciated

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will appreciate
  2. you you will appreciate
  3. he, she, it he will appreciate
  4. we we will appreciate
  5. they they will appreciate

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am appreciating
  2. you you are appreciating
  3. he, she, it he is appreciating
  4. we we are appreciating
  5. they they are appreciating

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already appreciated
  2. you you have already appreciated
  3. he, she, it he has already appreciated
  4. we we have already appreciated
  5. they they have already appreciated

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would appreciate
  2. you you would appreciate
  3. he, she, it he would appreciate
  4. we we would appreciate
  5. they they would appreciate

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. appreciate!

How to use appreciate

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I really appreciate your help with this.

    I really appreciate your help with that.

  2. Past

    We appreciated the warm welcome in Salvador.

    We really appreciated the warm welcome in Salvador.

  3. Future

    Your mom will appreciate a phone call.

    Your mother will really appreciate a phone call.

  4. Present continuous

    I'm appreciating the quiet while the kids are away.

    I'm appreciating the silence while the kids are out.

  5. Present perfect

    I have always appreciated your honesty.

    I've always valued your honesty.

  6. Conditional

    I would appreciate an answer by Friday.

    I would appreciate a reply by Friday.

  7. Imperative

    Appreciate what you have, not what you lack.

    Value what you have, not what you lack.

Good to know

  • "I appreciate it" is a warmer "obrigado": "Thanks, I really appreciate it".
  • Don't confuse with "apreciar" in the sense of liking to eat or listen: that's "enjoy".

Where you hear appreciate

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I appreciate your help. I appreciate your help.
  • I appreciated your answer. I appreciated your answer.
  • Our listeners will appreciate the context. Our listeners will appreciate the context.
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