Conjugation of to work

Conjugation of the English verb to work with pronunciation. To work is regular.

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Work verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):work
2.Past simple:worked
3.Past participle:worked
4.3rd person singular:works
5.Present participle:working
6.Imperative:work!

Active voice of to work

Active conjugation of the regular verb to work in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To work
Present participle:
working
Past participle:
worked
Indicative

Present
Iwork
youwork
he/she/itworks
wework
youwork
theywork
Perfect
Ihave worked
youhave worked
he/she/ithas worked
wehave worked
youhave worked
theyhave worked
Past
Iworked
youworked
he/she/itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
Past perfect
Ihad worked
youhad worked
he/she/ithad worked
wehad worked
youhad worked
theyhad worked
Future
Iwill work
youwill work
he/she/itwill work
wewill work
youwill work
theywill work
Future perfect
Iwill have worked
youwill have worked
he/she/itwill have worked
wewill have worked
youwill have worked
theywill have worked
Conditional

Present
Iwould work
youwould work
he/she/itwould work
wewould work
youwould work
theywould work
Perfect
Iwould have worked
youwould have worked
he/she/itwould have worked
wewould have worked
youwould have worked
theywould have worked
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam working
youare working
he/she/itis working
weare working
youare working
theyare working
Present perfect
Ihave been working
youhave been working
he/she/ithave been working
wehave been working
youhave been working
theyhave been working
Past
Iwas working
youwere working
he/she/itwas working
wewere working
youwere working
theywere working
Past perfect
Ihad been working
youhad been working
he/she/ithad been working
wehad been working
youhad been working
theyhad been working
Future
Iwill be working
youwill be working
he/she/itwill be working
wewill be working
youwill be working
theywill be working
Future perfect
Iwill have been working
youwill have been working
he/she/itwill have been working
wewill have been working
youwill have been working
theywill have been working
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould work
youwould work
he/she/itwould work
wewould work
youwould work
theywould work
Perfect
Iwould have worked
youwould have worked
he/she/itwould have worked
wewould have worked
youwould have worked
theywould have worked
Imperative

Affirmative
youwork!
weLet's work!
you (pl.)work!
Negative
youdon't work!
(do not work)
you (pl.)don't work!
(do not work)

Passive voice of to work

The passive voice of to work is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To work
Past participle:
worked
Indicative

Present
Iam worked
youare worked
he/she/itis worked
weare worked
youare worked
theyare worked
Perfect
Ihave been worked
youhave been worked
he/she/ithas been worked
wehave been worked
youhave been worked
theyhave been worked
Past
Iwas worked
youwere worked
he/she/itwas worked
wewere worked
youwere worked
theywere worked
Past perfect
Ihad been worked
youhad been worked
he/she/ithad been worked
wehad been worked
youhad been worked
theyhad been worked
Future
Iwill be worked
youwill be worked
he/she/itwill be worked
wewill be worked
youwill be worked
theywill be worked
Future perfect
Iwill have been worked
youwill have been worked
he/she/itwill have been worked
wewill have been worked
youwill have been worked
theywill have been worked
Conditional

Present
Iwould be worked
youwould be worked
he/she/itwould be worked
wewould be worked
youwould be worked
theywould be worked
Perfect
Iwould have been worked
youwould have been worked
he/she/itwould have been worked
wewould have been worked
youwould have been worked
theywould have been worked
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being worked
youare being worked
he/she/itis being worked
weare being worked
youare being worked
theyare being worked
Present perfect
Ihave been being worked
youhave been being worked
he/she/ithas been being worked
wehave been being worked
youhave been being worked
theyhave been being worked
Past
Iwas being worked
youwere being worked
he/she/itwas being worked
wewere being worked
youwere being worked
theywere being worked
Past perfect
Ihad been being worked
youhad been being worked
he/she/ithad been being worked
wehad been being worked
youhad been being worked
theyhad been being worked
Future
Iwill be being worked
youwill be being worked
he/she/itwill be being worked
wewill be being worked
youwill be being worked
theywill be being worked
Future perfect
Iwill have been being worked
youwill have been being worked
he/she/itwill have been being worked
wewill have been being worked
youwill have been being worked
theywill have been being worked
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being worked
youwould be being worked
he/she/itwould be being worked
wewould be being worked
youwould be being worked
theywould be being worked
Perfect
Iwould have been being worked
youwould have been being worked
he/she/itwould have been being worked
wewould have been being worked
youwould have been being worked
theywould have been being worked

What does work mean?

Definitions

Verb

work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
work - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"
work - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
work - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
work - operate in or through; "Work the phones"
work - operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
work - move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"
work - behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
work - arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
work - move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"
work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
work - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
work - cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
work - give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
work - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
work - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
work - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

Examples of to work

  • 1. Bush asked for permission to go to Alabama to work on a Senate campaign.
  • 2. Not 200,000 guns - the numbers dont work:
  • 3. But words also work in other ways, more subtle.
  • 4. Thursday works for me.
  • 5. Either fax or someone else works fine.
  • 6. Let me know what schedule works for you.
  • 7. Many details remain to be worked out, but we will keep you advised.
  • 8. Robert Guthrie with the tax department has worked with us to develop this language.
  • 9. It reminds me too much of the ARVN officers who were secretly working for the other side in Vietnam.
  • 10. Wilson was claiming that he had been working for the CIA when he sold the C-4 to Quaddaffi.
  • 11. He dated a beautiful young woman working on the campaign.

Translation of to work

  • German flag funktionieren, wirken, arbeiten
  • French flag se travailler, broder, marcher, fonctionner, actionner, travailler, bosser
  • Italian flag lavorare
  • Spanish flag fermentar, producir, motivar, bordar, funcionar, marchar, ser eficaz, torcerse, moverse, hacer funcionar, operar, tallar, trabajar
  • Portuguese flag funcionar, trabalhar
  • Bulgarian flag работя се, карам, ферментирам, провокирам, правя, използвам, ползвам, влияя, повлиявам, бродирам, избродира, изразходвам, работя, възбуждам, обработвам, трудя се, манипулирам
  • Czech flag fungovat, opracovat, pracovat
  • Danish flag virke, fungere, gære, udvirke, få til at ske, sætte i arbejde, få til at arbejde, arbejde, bane sig vej, arbejde sig, brodere, udnytte, bearbejde, gå, drive, betjene, anvende, forarbejde
  • Dutch flag bewerkstelligen, werken, bespelen, bewerken
  • Finnish flag muokkautua, aiheuttaa, tehdä, teettää, teettää työtä, tunkeutua, hivuttaa, käyttää loppuun, toimia, vaikuttaa, työskennellä, käyttää, työstää, muokata, tehdä työtä, ohjata
  • Greek flag δουλεύω
  • Hebrew flag העביד, עשה, עבד, הפעיל
  • Hindi flag काम करना
  • Hungarian flag működik, dolgozik
  • Indonesian flag kerja, bekerja
  • Japanese flag 起こす, 働かせる, 働きかける, 働く
  • Korean flag 일하다
  • Malay flag bekerja
  • Chinese flag 運行良好, 运行良好, 工作
  • Norwegian flag arbeide, fungere, virke, gå, jobbe
  • Persian flag کار کردن
  • Polish flag pracować, przedzierać się, wyszywać, zużuwać, działać, wprowadzić, obrabiać
  • Romanian flag se manifesta, se comporta, lucra, manifesta, simţi, fermenta, produce, funcţiona, munci, merge, funcționa, opera, acţiona, face, folosi
  • Russian flag работать, вызывать, вызвать, пробираться, пробраться, просачиваться, просочиться, вышивать, вышить, вырабатывать, выработать, влиять, трудиться, возбуждать, возбудить, приводить в действие, обрабатывать, обработать, делать, использовать, манипулировать
  • Serbo-croatian flag радити, функционисати, raditi, funcionisati
  • Arabian flag عَمِلَ
  • Swedish flag fungera, åstadkomma, driva, arbeta, gå, bearbeta, jobba
  • Turkish flag çalıştırmak, işlemek, çalışmak, iş görmek, işe yaramak, işletmek

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