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ENGLISH VERB

postpone

to postpone

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: postponing
  • Past participle: postponed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I postpone
  2. you you postpone
  3. he, she, it he postpones
  4. we we postpone
  5. they they postpone

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I postponed
  2. you you postponed
  3. he, she, it he postponed
  4. we we postpone
  5. they they postponed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Postpone!

How to use postpone

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

  1. Present

    They postpone the picnic every time it rains.

    They postpone the picnic every time it rains.

  2. Past

    We postponed the wedding because of the pandemic.

    We postponed the wedding because of the pandemic.

  3. Future

    The judge will postpone the hearing until May.

    The judge is going to postpone the hearing until May.

  4. Present continuous

    The city is postponing the parade this year.

    The city is postponing the parade this year.

  5. Present perfect

    They have postponed the concert twice already.

    They have already postponed the show twice.

  6. Conditional

    I would postpone the trip until you feel better.

    I would postpone the trip until you get better.

  7. Imperative

    Postpone the decision, there's no rush.

    Postpone the decision, there is no rush.

Good to know

  • "Postpone" is to postpone until later; "cancel" is to cancel for good.
  • It takes -ing after it: "postpone leaving", or "postpone the meeting until Monday".

Where you hear postpone

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • If the tables are late, we postpone part of the program. If the tables are late, we postpone part of the schedule.
  • We didn't postpone the event. Just part of it. We didn't postpone the event. Just a part of it.
  • We won't postpone the event. We won't postpone the event.
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We need to postpone part of it

Intermediate Level 3 · postpone the event

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