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ENGLISH VERB

imply

to insinuate, to imply

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: implying
  • Past participle: implied

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I insinuate
  2. you you insinuate
  3. he, she, it he insinuates
  4. we we insinuate
  5. they they insinuate

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I insinuated
  2. you you insinuated
  3. he, she, it he insinuated
  4. we we insinuate
  5. they they insinuated

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. insinuate!

How to use imply

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

  1. Present

    His tone implies that he's not happy.

    His tone suggests he's not happy.

  2. Past

    She implied that the food was too salty.

    She insinuated that the food was too salty.

  3. Future

    A long silence will imply that you disagree.

    A long silence will suggest that you disagree.

  4. Present continuous

    Are you implying that I'm lazy?

    Are you insinuating that I'm lazy?

  5. Present perfect

    The ad has implied the room has a sea view.

    The ad implied that the room has a sea view.

  6. Conditional

    I would never imply such a thing about you.

    I would never insinuate something like that about you.

  7. Imperative

    Don't imply, just say what you mean.

    Don't insinuate, just say what you mean.

Good to know

  • "Imply" is the speaker who gives the hint; "infer" is the listener who deduces.
  • "Are you implying that…?" is "você está insinuando que…?".

Where you hear imply

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • A smile implies something. A smile implies something.
  • Helen didn't imply anything. You inferred it. Helen didn't imply anything. You inferred it.
  • If we cut the pause, we'll imply it was easy. If we cut the pause, it will imply that it was easy.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • A smile implies something. A smile implies something.
  • Helen didn't imply anything. You inferred it. Helen didn't imply anything. You inferred it.
  • If we cut the pause, we'll imply it was easy. If we cut the pause, it will imply that it was easy.
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What Was Implied

Advanced Level 1 · implying · she implied it · didn't imply anything

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Advanced Level 2 · Are you implying that it's all the same thing?

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