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ENGLISH VERB

test

to test

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: testing
  • Past participle: tested

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Test!

How to use test

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

  1. Present

    The teacher tests us on vocabulary every Monday.

    The teacher tests us on vocabulary every Monday.

  2. Past

    I tested the recipe on my family first.

    I tested the recipe with my family first.

  3. Future

    They will test the fire alarm at noon.

    They will test the fire alarm at noon.

  4. Present continuous

    We are testing a new coffee brand this week.

    We are testing a new brand of coffee this week.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you tested the microphone before the meeting?

    Did you test the microphone before the meeting?

  6. Conditional

    I would test the car on the highway before buying it.

    I would test the car on the road before buying it.

  7. Imperative

    Test the water before you put the baby in.

    Test the water before putting the baby in.

Good to know

  • "Test" also means to take an exam: "test positive", "get tested"; the test at school is "a test".

Where you hear test

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • I test everything with real visitors. I test everything with real visitors.
  • I tested my workshop with Ana and Maya. I tested my workshop with Ana and Maya.
  • Tomorrow, I'll test my workshop. Tomorrow, I'll test my workshop.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • I test everything with real visitors. I test everything with real visitors.
  • I tested my workshop with Ana and Maya. I tested my workshop with Ana and Maya.
  • Tomorrow, I'll test my workshop. Tomorrow, I'll test my workshop.
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Neither Better nor Worse

Intermediate Level 3 · testing my workshop

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It might work on a small scale

Advanced Level 2 · Test the waters.

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The revised proposal

Advanced Level 2 · The fan is Lucy's. She tested it.

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Disagreeing with the advisor

Advanced Level 3 · You may be right. Test it.

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The presentation to leadership

Advanced Level 3 · The problem, the solution we tested, and one decision.

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A three-part question

Advanced Level 3 · In the test, questions at the desk dropped from twelve to three.

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The real sound check

Fluency Level 3 · Testing, one, two. The first story starts in ten minutes. Is that any clearer now?

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.