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ENGLISH VERB

stick to

to stick to; to stick with

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: sticking to
  • Past participle: stuck to

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use stick to

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

  1. Present

    I stick to the same breakfast every day.

    I stick with the same breakfast every day.

  2. Past

    We stuck to the plan and finished early.

    We stuck to the plan and finished early.

  3. Future

    I will stick to water, I'm driving.

    I'll stick with water, I'm driving.

  4. Present continuous

    She is sticking to her diet this time.

    She's sticking with the diet this time.

  5. Present perfect

    He has stuck to the same barber for thirty years.

    He has stuck with the same barber for thirty years.

  6. Conditional

    I would stick to the main roads at night.

    I'd stick to the main roads at night.

  7. Imperative

    Stick to the recipe the first time.

    Stick to the recipe the first time.

Good to know

  • "Stick to" means not to leave something: "stick to the plan", "stick to water tonight".
  • "Stick" alone means to stick/adhere; "stick with" means to continue with: "stick with it".

Where you hear stick to

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • We stick to what each person did. We stick to what each person did.
  • My first draft didn't stick to what she did. It called her stubborn. My first draft didn't stick to what she did. It called her stubborn.
  • In the narration, we'll stick to what she did. In the narration, we'll stick to what she did.
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Advanced Level 1 · stick to what she did

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