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ENGLISH VERB

infer

to infer, to deduce

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: inferring
  • Past participle: inferred

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I infer
  2. you you infer
  3. he, she, it he infers
  4. we we infer
  5. they they infer

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I inferred
  2. you you inferred
  3. he, she, it he inferred
  4. we we infer
  5. they they inferred

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Infer!

How to use infer

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

  1. Present

    I infer a lot from how people say hello.

    I infer a lot from the way people say hi.

  2. Past

    We inferred from the noise that the party had started.

    We deduced from the noise that the party had started.

  3. Future

    Readers will infer the ending from the title.

    Readers will infer the ending from the title.

  4. Present continuous

    You're inferring things I never said.

    You're inferring things I never said.

  5. Present perfect

    The doctor has inferred a lot from one exam.

    The doctor inferred a lot from a single test.

  6. Conditional

    Anyone would infer that from his face.

    Anyone would infer that from his face.

  7. Imperative

    Infer what you can, then ask the rest.

    Infer whatever you can, then ask the rest.

Good to know

  • With two "r"s in the past and the gerund: "inferred", "inferring".
  • "Infer from": "I inferred from her face that the news was bad".

Where you hear infer

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • We infer too much from one smile. We infer too much from one smile.
  • I inferred a dig. Emma inferred a thank-you. I inferred a dig. Emma inferred a thank-you.
  • Each listener will infer their own meaning. Each listener will infer their own meaning.
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What Was Implied

Advanced Level 1 · you inferred it

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.