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ENGLISH VERB

go on the record

to be on the record

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: going on the record
  • Past participle: gone on the record

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I was on the record
  2. you you were on the record
  3. he, she, it he was on the record
  4. we we are on the record
  5. they they were on the record

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will be on the record
  2. you you will be on the record
  3. he, she, it he will be on the record
  4. we we will be on the record
  5. they they will be on the record

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am getting on the record
  2. you you are getting on the record
  3. he, she, it he is getting on the record
  4. we we are getting on the record
  5. they they are getting on the record

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already been on the record
  2. you you have already been on the record
  3. he, she, it he has already been on the record
  4. we we have already been on the record
  5. they they have already been on the record

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would be on the record
  2. you you would be on the record
  3. he, she, it he would be on the record
  4. we we would be on the record
  5. they they would be on the record

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. be on the record!

How to use go on the record

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

  1. Present

    Every complaint goes on the record at these meetings.

    Every complaint is recorded at those meetings.

  2. Past

    The mayor went on the record about the new bridge.

    The mayor made an official statement about the new bridge.

  3. Future

    Your vote will go on the record tonight.

    Your vote will be recorded tonight.

  4. Present continuous

    More parents are going on the record about the school.

    More parents are speaking out publicly about the school.

  5. Present perfect

    Three neighbors have gone on the record so far.

    Three neighbors have already given official statements so far.

  6. Conditional

    I would go on the record if it helped the case.

    I would give an official statement if it would help the case.

  7. Imperative

    Go on the record only if you are sure.

    Only give an official statement if you are sure.

Good to know

  • "On the record" is official and can be quoted; "off the record" is confidential, not on the record.
  • With a person, "go on the record" is to declare something publicly: "she went on the record against the plan".

Where you hear go on the record

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • Every concern goes on the record. Every concern goes on the record.
  • The two votes against went on the record. The two votes against went on the record.
  • Your condition will go on the record tonight. Your condition will go on the record tonight.
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Deciding without unanimity

Advanced Level 2 · They go on the record.

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