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ENGLISH VERB

hum

to hum

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: humming
  • Past participle: hummed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I hum
  2. you you hum
  3. he, she, it he hums
  4. we we hum
  5. they they hum

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I hummed
  2. you you hummed
  3. he, she, it he hummed
  4. we we hum
  5. they they hummed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Hum!

How to use hum

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

  1. Present

    My grandfather hums while he cooks.

    My grandfather hums while he cooks.

  2. Past

    She hummed a lullaby until the baby slept.

    She hummed a lullaby until the baby fell asleep.

  3. Future

    I will hum the tune and you guess the song.

    I'll hum the melody and you guess the song.

  4. Present continuous

    Why are you humming? You seem happy.

    Why are you humming? You seem happy.

  5. Present perfect

    I have hummed that song all day.

    I hummed that song all day.

  6. Conditional

    I would hum it, but I'm terrible at that.

    I would hum, but I'm terrible at it.

  7. Imperative

    Hum the song, maybe I'll recognize it.

    Hum the tune; maybe I'll recognize it.

Good to know

  • With two "m"s in the past and in the gerund: "hummed", "humming".
  • "Hum" is singing with your mouth closed, without the lyrics; with the lyrics it's "sing".

Where you hear hum

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • I hum that tune every winter. I hum that tune every winter.
  • My old boss hummed it in the kitchen. My old boss hummed in the kitchen.
  • I'll hum it for Helen one more time. I'll hum it one more time for Helen.
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Going back a bit in the story

Advanced Level 1 · hummed

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