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ENGLISH VERB

rewrite

to rewrite

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: rewriting
  • Past participle: rewritten

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Rewrite!

How to use rewrite

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

  1. Present

    Good writers rewrite everything at least twice.

    Good writers rewrite everything at least twice.

  2. Past

    I rewrote my résumé last night.

    I rewrote my resume last night.

  3. Future

    We will rewrite the ending of the play.

    We're going to rewrite the ending of the play.

  4. Present continuous

    She is rewriting her speech for the third time.

    She is rewriting the speech for the third time.

  5. Present perfect

    I have rewritten this email five times.

    I've already rewritten this email five times.

  6. Conditional

    I would rewrite the first paragraph only.

    I would only rewrite the first paragraph.

  7. Imperative

    Rewrite the sentence in your own words.

    Rewrite the sentence in your own words.

Good to know

  • "Re-" in front of a verb means to do again: "rewrite", "reread", "redo".

Where you hear rewrite

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • When a post is too long, I rewrite it. When a post is too long, I rewrite it.
  • Did you rewrite the welcome talk, Maya? Did you rewrite the welcome talk, Maya?
  • Okay. I'll rewrite it. Okay. I'll rewrite it.
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Intermediate Level 3 · rewrite

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Verbs like this one

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