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ENGLISH VERB

match

to match; to agree; to go with

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: matching
  • Past participle: matched

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I match
  2. you you match
  3. he, she, it he matches
  4. we we match
  5. they they match

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I matched
  2. you you matched
  3. he, she, it he matched
  4. we we match
  5. they they matched

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. match!

How to use match

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

  1. Present

    Your shoes don't match your belt.

    Your shoes don't match your belt.

  2. Past

    The two signatures didn't match.

    The two signatures didn't match.

  3. Future

    The new curtains will match the sofa.

    The new curtains will match the sofa.

  4. Present continuous

    The numbers aren't matching, let me check again.

    The numbers aren't adding up; let me check again.

  5. Present perfect

    His story has never matched hers.

    His story never matched hers.

  6. Conditional

    That blue tie would match your suit.

    That blue tie would go with your suit.

  7. Imperative

    Match each word with its picture.

    Match each word with the correct picture.

Good to know

  • "Match" é bater, combinar: colors, stories, numbers. Também é o substantivo partida: "a soccer match".

Where you hear match

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • Walter's story doesn't quite match Carol's. Walter's story doesn't quite match Carol's.
  • The two stories didn't match. The two stories didn't match.
  • Maybe in the end, the stories will match. Maybe in the end, the stories will match.
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A story that's still incomplete

Intermediate Level 3 · doesn't quite match

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.