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ENGLISH VERB

paraphrase

paraphrase

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: paraphrasing
  • Past participle: paraphrased

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I paraphrase
  2. you you paraphrase
  3. he, she, it he paraphrases
  4. we we paraphrase
  5. they they paraphrase

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I paraphrased
  2. you you paraphrased
  3. he, she, it he paraphrased
  4. we we paraphrase
  5. they they paraphrased

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Paraphrase!

How to use paraphrase

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

  1. Present

    Good students paraphrase instead of copying.

    Good students paraphrase instead of copying.

  2. Past

    I paraphrased the email, but that's what she said.

    I paraphrased the email, but that's what she said.

  3. Future

    I will paraphrase, I don't remember the exact words.

    I'll paraphrase; I don't remember the exact words.

  4. Present continuous

    You are paraphrasing, that's not what he said.

    You're paraphrasing; that's not what he said.

  5. Present perfect

    The reporter has paraphrased her answer badly.

    The reporter paraphrased her answer badly.

  6. Conditional

    I would paraphrase the quote, it's too long.

    I'd paraphrase the quote; it's too long.

  7. Imperative

    Paraphrase the paragraph in your own words.

    Paraphrase the paragraph in your own words.

Good to know

  • "Paraphrase" is to say in other words; quoting word for word is "quote".

Where you hear paraphrase

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • When I paraphrase, I say so. When I paraphrase, I say that I'm paraphrasing.
  • Carol paraphrased her mother. Helen quoted her. Carol paraphrased her mother. Helen quoted her.
  • We won't paraphrase. We'll quote each person as they said it. We won't paraphrase. We'll quote each person as they said it.
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Did she say that, or was it just an impression?

Advanced Level 1 · paraphrasing

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