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ENGLISH VERB

chain

to chain; to secure with a chain

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: chaining
  • Past participle: chained

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I chain
  2. you you chain
  3. he, she, it he chains
  4. we we chain
  5. they they chain

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I chained
  2. you you chained
  3. he, she, it he chained
  4. we we chain
  5. they they chained

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Chain!

How to use chain

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

  1. Present

    I always chain my bike to the fence.

    I always chain my bike to the railing.

  2. Past

    Someone chained a dog outside the store.

    Someone chained a dog in front of the shop.

  3. Future

    I will chain the gate at night.

    I'll chain the gate at night.

  4. Present continuous

    He is chaining his bike to the lamppost.

    He's chaining the bicycle to the post with a chain.

  5. Present perfect

    They have chained the bikes together.

    They chained the bicycles together with a chain.

  6. Conditional

    I would chain the ladder so nobody takes it.

    I would chain the ladder so nobody could take it.

  7. Imperative

    Chain your bike, this street isn't safe.

    Chain the bike; this street isn't safe.

Good to know

  • "Chain" is also the noun corrente: "a bike chain", "a gold chain".

Where you hear chain

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I always chain my bike outside the library. I always chain my bike outside the library.
  • I chained my bike outside the café. I chained my bike outside the café.
  • I won't chain myself to the shelves! I'm not going to chain myself to the shelves!
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Intermediate Level 2 · chain yourself · you'll chain yourself to the shelves · chain myself

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