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ENGLISH VERB

inform

to inform

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: informing
  • Past participle: informed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I inform
  2. you you inform
  3. he, she, it he informs
  4. we we inform
  5. they they inform

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I informed
  2. you you informed
  3. he, she, it he informed
  4. we we inform
  5. they they informed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. inform!

How to use inform

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

  1. Present

    The app informs you when your order ships.

    The app notifies you when your order is shipped.

  2. Past

    The school informed us about the strike this morning.

    The school informed us about the strike this morning.

  3. Future

    We will inform all customers by email.

    We'll inform all customers by email.

  4. Present continuous

    The airline is informing passengers of the delay now.

    The airline is informing passengers about the delay right now.

  5. Present perfect

    Has anyone informed the landlord about the leak?

    Did someone inform the landlord about the leak?

  6. Conditional

    A good doctor would inform you of the risks.

    A good doctor would inform you of the risks.

  7. Imperative

    Inform the front desk if you lose your key.

    Inform reception if you lose your key.

Good to know

  • "Inform someone of" or "about" something; more formal than "tell" or "let someone know".

Where you hear inform

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • We inform the people involved. We inform the people involved.
  • The front desk informed the parents yesterday. The front desk informed the parents yesterday.
  • I'll inform the committee on Monday. I'll inform the committee on Monday.
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Advanced Level 2 · And the stakeholders will be informed.

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