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ENGLISH VERB

contribute

to contribute

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: contributing
  • Past participle: contributed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I contribute
  2. you you contribute
  3. he, she, it he contributes
  4. we we contribute
  5. they they contribute

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I contributed
  2. you you contributed
  3. he, she, it he contributed
  4. we we contribute
  5. they they contributed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. contribute!

How to use contribute

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

  1. Present

    Everyone contributes ten dollars for the gift.

    Each person contributes ten dollars toward the gift.

  2. Past

    Stress contributed to his back problems.

    Stress contributed to his back problems.

  3. Future

    The company will contribute to your retirement plan.

    The company will contribute to your retirement plan.

  4. Present continuous

    Hundreds of people are contributing to the campaign.

    Hundreds of people are contributing to the campaign.

  5. Present perfect

    My aunt has contributed recipes to this book.

    My aunt contributed recipes to this book.

  6. Conditional

    I would contribute more if I earned more.

    I would contribute more if I earned more.

  7. Imperative

    Contribute one idea each, then we vote.

    Everyone contribute one idea, then we'll vote.

Good to know

  • "Contribute to" a cause or a result; the word has the stressed syllable on "tri": "conTRIbute".

Where you hear contribute

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • I contribute to the proposal. I contribute to the proposal.
  • I contributed to the proposal, rather than led it. I contributed to the proposal, rather than led it.
  • Priya will contribute three neighbors. Priya will contribute three neighbors.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

  • I contribute to the proposal. I contribute to the proposal.
  • I contributed to the proposal, rather than led it. I contributed to the proposal, rather than led it.
  • Priya will contribute three neighbors. Priya will contribute three neighbors.
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My role on this team

Advanced Level 3 · I contributed to the proposal, rather than led it. · Contributed, not led.

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The blameless retrospective

Fluency Level 2 · What contributed to the chairs being late? · What contributed to that?

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.