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ENGLISH VERB

clear

to clear the way; to release

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: clearing
  • Past participle: cleared

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I clear the way
  2. you you clear the way
  3. he, she, it he clears the way
  4. we we clear the way
  5. they they clear the way

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I cleared the way
  2. you you cleared the way
  3. he, she, it he cleared the way
  4. we we clear the way
  5. they they cleared the way

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will clear the way
  2. you you will clear the way
  3. he, she, it he will clear the way
  4. we we will clear the way
  5. they they will clear the way

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would clear the way
  2. you you would clear the way
  3. he, she, it he would clear the way
  4. we we would clear the way
  5. they they would clear the way

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. clear the way!

How to use clear

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

  1. Present

    A snowplow clears our street by six every morning.

    A snowplow clears our street until six every morning.

  2. Past

    The police cleared the road after the accident.

    The police cleared the road after the accident.

  3. Future

    This decision will clear the way for the new park.

    This decision will pave the way for the new park.

  4. Present continuous

    Workers are clearing the fallen tree right now.

    The workers are removing the fallen tree right now.

  5. Present perfect

    The payment has cleared, so you can ship it.

    The payment has been released, so you can send it now.

  6. Conditional

    A bigger gate would clear the traffic faster.

    A larger gate would let traffic through faster.

  7. Imperative

    Clear the way, the ambulance is coming through!

    Make way, the ambulance is coming through!

Good to know

  • "Clear the way" is to clear the way; "clear the table" is to clear the table; "clear a check" is the check clearing.
  • "Clear" is also an adjective: clear, clean, unobstructed: "is that clear?", "the road is clear".

Where you hear clear

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • The sign clears the way for everything else. The sign clears the way for everything else.
  • The decision cleared the way for the flyer. The decision cleared the way for the flyer.
  • That will clear the way for the next project. That will clear the way for the next project.
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