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ENGLISH VERB

joke

to joke; to make fun (to tease)

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: joking
  • Past participle: joked

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I joke
  2. you you joke
  3. he, she, it he jokes
  4. we we joke
  5. they they joke

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I joked
  2. you you joked
  3. he, she, it he joked
  4. we we joke
  5. they they joked

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. you, joke!

How to use joke

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

  1. Present

    My uncle jokes about his bald head all the time.

    My uncle makes jokes about his bald head all the time.

  2. Past

    We joked about the terrible hotel for the whole flight.

    We joked about the terrible hotel for the entire flight.

  3. Future

    People will joke about this for years.

    People are going to make fun of this for years.

  4. Present continuous

    Relax, I am just joking.

    Relax, I'm just kidding.

  5. Present perfect

    He has joked about retiring since he was thirty.

    He's been joking that he'll retire since he was thirty.

  6. Conditional

    Only you would joke at a time like this.

    Only you would make a joke at a time like that.

  7. Imperative

    Don't joke about her cooking, she gets upset.

    Don't make fun of her food; she gets upset.

Good to know

  • "I'm joking" or "just kidding" is "é brincadeira"; "joke about" is to make a joke about something.
  • In Portuguese, brincar de criança is "play", not "joke".

Where you hear joke

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I joke when I'm nervous. I joke when I'm nervous.
  • I joked about the chains. I joked about the chains.
  • I won't joke at the hearing. I won't joke at the hearing.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

  • I joke when I'm nervous. I joke when I'm nervous.
  • I joked about the chains. I joked about the chains.
  • I won't joke at the hearing. I won't joke at the hearing.
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The Joke Wasn't Clear

Intermediate Level 2 · was joking · I was joking.

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The joke needs context

Fluency Level 1 · So the joke is that the special was never special.

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