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ENGLISH VERB

prioritize

to prioritize

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: prioritizing
  • Past participle: prioritized

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I prioritize
  2. you you prioritize
  3. he, she, it he prioritizes
  4. we we prioritize
  5. they they prioritize

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I prioritized
  2. you you prioritized
  3. he, she, it he prioritized
  4. we we prioritize
  5. they they prioritized

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. prioritize!

How to use prioritize

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

  1. Present

    I prioritize sleep over everything during exam week.

    I prioritize sleep above all during exam week.

  2. Past

    The hospital prioritized the most serious cases.

    The hospital prioritized the most serious cases.

  3. Future

    The new boss will prioritize customer service.

    The new boss is going to prioritize customer service.

  4. Present continuous

    We are prioritizing repairs over new furniture.

    We are prioritizing repairs instead of new furniture.

  5. Present perfect

    I have prioritized my family since the baby came.

    I've prioritized my family since the baby arrived.

  6. Conditional

    A good teacher would prioritize the weakest students.

    A good teacher would prioritize the weaker students.

  7. Imperative

    Prioritize the urgent emails and leave the rest.

    Prioritize the urgent emails and leave the rest.

Good to know

  • In the United States it is spelled "prioritize" with "z"; in England, "prioritise".

Where you hear prioritize

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • What should I prioritize next? What should I prioritize now?
  • We prioritized the sign over the website. We prioritized the sign over the website.
  • You'll prioritize conversations you can't prepare. You'll prioritize conversations you can't prepare.
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