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ENGLISH VERB

turn into

to turn; to turn into; to become

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: turning into
  • Past participle: turned into

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. turn!

How to use turn into

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

  1. Present

    Small arguments turn into big fights in that family.

    Small arguments turn into big fights in that family.

  2. Past

    The rain turned into snow overnight.

    The rain turned into snow during the night.

  3. Future

    This habit will turn into a problem if you let it.

    This habit is going to turn into a problem if you let it.

  4. Present continuous

    The old factory is turning into apartments.

    The old factory is being turned into apartments.

  5. Present perfect

    Our quiet street has turned into a shortcut for trucks.

    Our quiet street has become a shortcut for trucks.

  6. Conditional

    A garden would turn this yard into a paradise.

    A garden would turn this backyard into a paradise.

  7. Imperative

    Turn the leftovers into soup tomorrow.

    Turn the leftovers into soup tomorrow.

Good to know

  • "Turn into" is to turn into something else; "turn" alone means to turn a corner or a page.
  • When talking about age, we say "turn": "she turned thirty", without "into".

Where you hear turn into

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

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

  • Work stories turn into complaints. Work stories turn into complaints.
  • The parking lot turned into a square. The parking lot turned into a square.
  • The circle will turn into a habit. The circle will turn into a habit.
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What deserves to become a story

Fluency Level 1 · I can see the appeal of work stories, but they can turn into complaints.

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