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ENGLISH VERB

proceed

to proceed, to continue

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: proceeding
  • Past participle: proceeded

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I proceed
  2. you you proceed
  3. he, she, it he proceeds
  4. we we proceed
  5. they they proceed

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I proceeded
  2. you you proceeded
  3. he, she, it he proceeded
  4. we we proceed
  5. they they proceeded

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I'm going to proceed
  2. you you're going to proceed
  3. he, she, it he's going to proceed
  4. we we're going to proceed
  5. they they're going to proceed

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I'm proceeding
  2. you you're proceeding
  3. he, she, it he's proceeding
  4. we we're proceeding
  5. they they're proceeding

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Proceed!

How to use proceed

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

  1. Present

    After check-in, passengers proceed to security.

    After check-in, passengers proceed to security.

  2. Past

    The meeting proceeded without the manager.

    The meeting continued without the manager.

  3. Future

    We will proceed with the order on Monday.

    We'll go ahead with the order on Monday.

  4. Present continuous

    The construction is proceeding faster than planned.

    The construction is moving along faster than planned.

  5. Present perfect

    The sale has proceeded smoothly so far.

    The sale has gone smoothly so far.

  6. Conditional

    I would proceed carefully with that landlord.

    I would proceed cautiously with that owner.

  7. Imperative

    Proceed to the next window with your documents.

    Proceed to the next counter with your documents.

Good to know

  • "Proceed" is formal; on signs and in airports: "please proceed to gate twelve".
  • "Proceed with" means to follow through with a plan: "we will proceed with the order".

Where you hear proceed

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • We proceed one step at a time. We proceed one step at a time.
  • We proceeded without the chairs. We proceeded without the chairs.
  • We can't proceed until we have a room. We can't proceed until we have a room.
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Whose call is the deadline?

Advanced Level 2 · proceed until we have a room · We can't proceed until we have a room. · Not so fast. One, the room. We can't proceed until we have a room.

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