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ENGLISH VERB

challenge

to question; to challenge

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: challenging
  • Past participle: challenged

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I question
  2. you you question
  3. he, she, it he questions
  4. we we question
  5. they they question

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I questioned
  2. you you questioned
  3. he, she, it he questioned
  4. we we question
  5. they they questioned

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. question!

How to use challenge

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

  1. Present

    My daughter challenges every rule in the house.

    My daughter questions every rule in the house.

  2. Past

    She challenged the bill and got twenty dollars back.

    She questioned the bill and received twenty dollars back.

  3. Future

    Someone will challenge your numbers, so check them twice.

    Someone will question your numbers, so double-check.

  4. Present continuous

    Nobody is challenging your decision, we just want details.

    No one is questioning your decision; we just want details.

  5. Present perfect

    My brother has challenged me to a game of chess.

    My brother challenged me to a game of chess.

  6. Conditional

    A good student would challenge that answer politely.

    A good student would question that answer politely.

  7. Imperative

    Challenge yourself with one new recipe a week.

    Challenge yourself with a new recipe every week.

Good to know

  • "Challenge an idea" is to question; "challenge someone to" is to challenge: "I challenge you to a race".
  • "A challenge" is also a good challenge, something that stimulates: "the job is a challenge".

Where you hear challenge

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • May I challenge one assumption? May I challenge one assumption?
  • She challenged the word everyone. She challenged the word everyone.
  • Someone will challenge the number. Someone will challenge the number.
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Disagreeing with the advisor

Advanced Level 3 · May I challenge one assumption?

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