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ENGLISH VERB

call for

to ask for, to demand

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: calling for
  • Past participle: called for

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I ask for
  2. you you ask for
  3. he, she, it he asks for
  4. we we ask for
  5. they they ask for

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I asked for
  2. you you asked for
  3. he, she, it he asked for
  4. we we ask for
  5. they they asked for

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I am going to ask for
  2. you you are going to ask for
  3. he, she, it he is going to ask for
  4. we we are going to ask for
  5. they they are going to ask for

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Ask!

How to use call for

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

  1. Present

    This recipe calls for three eggs and some butter.

    This recipe calls for three eggs and a little butter.

  2. Past

    The situation called for a quick decision.

    The situation demanded a quick decision.

  3. Future

    A bigger party will call for a bigger cake.

    A bigger party will call for a bigger cake.

  4. Present continuous

    The forecast is calling for snow this weekend.

    The forecast is calling for snow this weekend.

  5. Present perfect

    The neighbors have called for a meeting about parking.

    The neighbors requested a meeting about parking.

  6. Conditional

    Good news like that would call for champagne.

    Good news like that would call for champagne.

  7. Imperative

    Call for help if the pain gets worse.

    Ask for help if the pain gets worse.

Good to know

  • "Call for" is what a situation calls for: "this calls for a celebration", "the recipe calls for two eggs".
  • With the weather forecast, "they are calling for rain" is "they are forecasting rain".

Where you hear call for

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • The next phase calls for clearer materials. The next phase calls for clearer materials.
  • The situation called for a small adjustment. The situation called for a small adjustment.
  • A bigger room will call for more chairs. A bigger room will call for more chairs.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • The next phase calls for clearer materials. The next phase calls for clearer materials.
  • The situation called for a small adjustment. The situation called for a small adjustment.
  • A bigger room will call for more chairs. A bigger room will call for more chairs.
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Advanced Level 2 · But the next phase calls for something else.

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Advanced Level 3 · And what does the brief call for, exactly?

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