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ENGLISH VERB

put it

to say (in a particular way), to phrase; to formulate

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: putting it
  • Past participle: put it

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I say
  2. you you say
  3. he, she, it he says
  4. we we say
  5. they they say

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. say!

How to use put it

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

  1. Present

    My grandmother puts it best: family first.

    My grandmother says it better than anyone: family comes first.

  2. Past

    He put it nicely, but it was still a no.

    He said it gently, but it was still a no.

  3. Future

    I will put it simply: we need more time.

    I'll be direct: we need more time.

  4. Present continuous

    You're putting it too harshly, she's new here.

    You're putting that too harshly; she's new here.

  5. Present perfect

    Nobody has put it better than you just did.

    No one said it better than you just did.

  6. Conditional

    I would put it differently in the email.

    I'd phrase it differently in the email.

  7. Imperative

    Put it in simple words, he's only six.

    Say it in simple words; he's only six.

Good to know

  • "How should I put it?" is "como é que eu digo?"; "to put it simply" is "para simplificar"; "let me put it this way" is "deixa eu explicar assim".

Where you hear put it

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • How do you put it without "stubborn"? How do you put it without "stubborn"?
  • My first draft put it badly. My first draft put it badly.
  • We'll put it in Carol's words. We'll put it in Carol's words.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • How do you put it without "stubborn"? How do you put it without "stubborn"?
  • My first draft put it badly. My first draft put it badly.
  • We'll put it in Carol's words. We'll put it in Carol's words.
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The word changes the portrait

Advanced Level 1 · a more neutral way to put it

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Who uses the space today?

Advanced Level 2 · To put it in perspective, the room by the entrance holds thirty. Here, eight armchairs.

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The strongest argument against

Advanced Level 2 · Fair enough. A more neutral way to put it: the hour goes to the parents.

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What if nobody showed up?

Advanced Level 2 · on paper, I'd put it this way

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It might work on a small scale

Advanced Level 2 · Put it on one page.

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A promise on the edge

Advanced Level 2 · Put it on the poster: guaranteed to bring more readers.

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The detail left out

Fluency Level 1 · It is. I'm sorry I put it the other way.

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Introduce without taking over the story

Fluency Level 1 · As she put it last week, the bakery exists because of a loaf of bread left at her door.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.