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ENGLISH VERB

correct

to correct

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: correcting
  • Past participle: corrected

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I correct
  2. you you correct
  3. he, she, it he corrects
  4. we we correct
  5. they they correct

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I corrected
  2. you you corrected
  3. he, she, it he corrected
  4. we we correct
  5. they they corrected

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Correct!

How to use correct

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

  1. Present

    My teacher corrects my pronunciation gently.

    My teacher gently corrects my pronunciation.

  2. Past

    He corrected the address on the package.

    He corrected the address on the package.

  3. Future

    I will correct the typo before I send it.

    I will correct the typo before sending.

  4. Present continuous

    She is correcting exams all weekend.

    She's been grading exams all weekend.

  5. Present perfect

    The bank has corrected the mistake on my bill.

    The bank corrected the error on my bill.

  6. Conditional

    I would correct him, but not in front of everyone.

    I would correct him, but not in front of everyone.

  7. Imperative

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Tuesday?

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Tuesday?

Good to know

  • "Correct" is also the adjective "certo": "that's correct"; "I stand corrected" is "retiro o que disse".

Where you hear correct

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I correct the script before every episode. I correct the script before every episode.
  • I corrected the date in the recording. I corrected the date in the recording.
  • We'll correct it before Saturday. We'll correct it before Saturday.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • We correct the facts, not the people. We correct the facts, not the people.
  • We corrected the name before the episode went out. We corrected the name before the episode went out.
  • We'll correct it, and we'll say what we corrected. We'll correct it, and we'll say what we corrected.
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A number that changes the story

Intermediate Level 2 · correct that

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This had happened before

Advanced Level 1 · not correct her

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The strongest argument against

Advanced Level 2 · Fair enough. I stand corrected. Not just one Friday.

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Two versions of the same day

Fluency Level 1 · Correct. · Also correct.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.