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ENGLISH VERB

guarantee

to guarantee; to ensure

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: guaranteeing
  • Past participle: guaranteed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I guarantee
  2. you you guarantee
  3. he, she, it he guarantees
  4. we we guarantee
  5. they they guarantee

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I guaranteed
  2. you you guaranteed
  3. he, she, it he guaranteed
  4. we we guarantee
  5. they they guaranteed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Guarantee!

How to use guarantee

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

  1. Present

    The store guarantees delivery in two days.

    The store guarantees delivery within two days.

  2. Past

    They guaranteed us a room with a view.

    They guaranteed us a room with a view.

  3. Future

    The hotel will guarantee your reservation with a card.

    The hotel will guarantee your reservation with a card.

  4. Present continuous

    Nobody is guaranteeing good weather for the wedding.

    No one is guaranteeing good weather for the wedding.

  5. Present perfect

    The company has guaranteed every job until December.

    The company guaranteed all jobs through December.

  6. Conditional

    I would guarantee the loan for my son.

    I would guarantee the loan for my son.

  7. Imperative

    Guarantee the price in writing, please.

    Please get the price in writing.

Good to know

  • The "u" is silent: it's pronounced "gá-ran-TI".
  • "Guarantee" is also the noun garantia: "a two-year guarantee".

Where you hear guarantee

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • A flyer doesn't guarantee a full hall. A flyer doesn't guarantee a full hall.
  • My first post guaranteed free food. My first post guaranteed free food.
  • We won't guarantee anything we can't deliver. We won't guarantee anything we can't deliver.
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Intermediate Level 3 · kids' activities guaranteed · guarantee free food

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.