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ENGLISH VERB

lead with

start with, open with

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: leading with
  • Past participle: led with

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I start with
  2. you you start with
  3. he, she, it he starts with
  4. we we start with
  5. they they start with

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I started with
  2. you you started with
  3. he, she, it he started with
  4. we we start with
  5. they they started with

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. start with!

How to use lead with

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

  1. Present

    The news always leads with the weather here.

    The newspaper always starts with the weather forecast here.

  2. Past

    She led with a joke, and the room relaxed.

    She started with a joke, and the room relaxed.

  3. Future

    I will lead with the price, that's what they care about.

    I'll start with the price — that's what they care about.

  4. Present continuous

    You're leading with the problem, start with the solution.

    You're starting with the problem; start with the solution.

  5. Present perfect

    The paper has led with that story all week.

    The paper ran that story all week.

  6. Conditional

    I would lead with the good news.

    I'd start with the good news.

  7. Imperative

    Lead with a question, people like that.

    Start with a question; people like that.

Good to know

  • "Lead with" is to start a conversation, a text, or a news item with something: "lead with the good news".
  • The verb "lead" sounds like "liid"; the metal "lead", chumbo, sounds like "léd".

Where you hear lead with

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • A good report leads with the question. A good report leads with the question.
  • The first cut didn't lead with why. It opened with dates. The first cut didn't lead with why. It opened with dates.
  • The new cut will lead with why. The new cut will start with the why.
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Advanced Level 1 · lead with why

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