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ENGLISH VERB

identify

identify

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: identifying
  • Past participle: identified

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I identify
  2. you you identify
  3. he, she, it he identifies
  4. we we identify
  5. they they identify

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I identified
  2. you you identified
  3. he, she, it he identified
  4. we we identify
  5. they they identified

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Identify!

How to use identify

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

  1. Present

    The app identifies plants from a photo.

    The app identifies plants from a photo.

  2. Past

    The witness identified the man right away.

    The witness identified the man on the spot.

  3. Future

    The mechanic will identify the noise tomorrow.

    The mechanic will identify the noise tomorrow.

  4. Present continuous

    We are identifying the biggest costs first.

    We're identifying the biggest costs first.

  5. Present perfect

    Doctors have identified the cause of the pain.

    The doctors identified the cause of the pain.

  6. Conditional

    I would identify myself before asking questions.

    I would identify myself before asking questions.

  7. Imperative

    Identify yourself, please, this is a private area.

    Please identify yourself; this is a private area.

Good to know

  • "Identify with" is se identificar com: "I identify with the main character".
  • "ID" (ai-di) is the identity document, from "identification".

Where you hear identify

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • The narration identifies the street, not every person. The narration identifies the street, not every person.
  • We incorrectly identified Carol. We corrected it. We incorrectly identified Carol. We corrected it.
  • Leo will identify himself. Watch. Leo is going to identify himself. Look.
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Advanced Level 1 · we incorrectly identified Carol

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