Applaud – English Verbs Conjugation

applaud applauds applauding applauded

Applaud means to show approval by clapping, or to praise. Regular verb: applaud-applauded-applauded.

Meanings

To clap hands in approval
To praise or commend
To express approval

Common Collocations

applaud the effort loudly applauded applaud the decision round of applause applaud someone for

Tip for Learners

Applaud can be physical (clapping) or figurative (praising). Applause is the noun.

Present Simple

I	applaud
you	applaud
he/she/it	applauds
we	applaud
they	applaud

Examples - Present Simple

I applaud your courage.
You applaud the performers enthusiastically.
He applauds every achievement.
We applaud their efforts.
They applaud the team loudly.

Present Continuous

I	am applauding
you	are applauding
he/she/it	is applauding
we	are applauding
they	are applauding

Examples - Present Continuous

I am applauding your decision.
You are applauding too soon.
She is applauding the speaker.
We are applauding the performance.
They are applauding the winners.

Present Perfect

I	have applauded
you	have applauded
he/she/it	has applauded
we	have applauded
they	have applauded

Examples - Present Perfect

I have applauded many performances.
You have applauded their work.
He has applauded the initiative.
We have applauded their bravery.
They have applauded the decision.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been applauding
you	have been applauding
he/she/it	has been applauding
we	have been applauding
they	have been applauding

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been applauding for minutes.
You have been applauding enthusiastically.
She has been applauding nonstop.
We have been applauding the performers.
They have been applauding for a long time.

Past Simple

I	applauded
you	applauded
he/she/it	applauded
we	applauded
they	applauded

Examples - Past Simple

I applauded the singer last night.
You applauded loudly.
He applauded the team's victory.
We applauded the actors.
They applauded the speaker.

Past Continuous

I	was applauding
you	were applauding
he/she/it	was applauding
we	were applauding
they	were applauding

Examples - Past Continuous

I was applauding when the lights came on.
You were applauding with everyone.
She was applauding enthusiastically.
We were applauding the performance.
They were applauding the winners.

Past Perfect

I	had applauded
you	had applauded
he/she/it	had applauded
we	had applauded
they	had applauded

Examples - Past Perfect

I had applauded before standing up.
You had applauded the speech already.
He had applauded many times.
We had applauded their efforts.
They had applauded every performer.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been applauding
you	had been applauding
he/she/it	had been applauding
we	had been applauding
they	had been applauding

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been applauding for minutes.
You had been applauding the whole time.
She had been applauding continuously.
We had been applauding enthusiastically.
They had been applauding for a while.

Future Simple

I	will applaud
you	will applaud
he/she/it	will applaud
we	will applaud
they	will applaud

Examples - Future Simple

I will applaud your success.
You will applaud the performers.
He will applaud the achievement.
We will applaud them warmly.
They will applaud the decision.

Future Continuous

I	will be applauding
you	will be applauding
he/she/it	will be applauding
we	will be applauding
they	will be applauding

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be applauding from the audience.
You will be applauding at the ceremony.
She will be applauding the winners.
We will be applauding their efforts.
They will be applauding enthusiastically.

Future Perfect

I	will have applauded
you	will have applauded
he/she/it	will have applauded
we	will have applauded
they	will have applauded

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have applauded many times by then.
You will have applauded the team.
He will have applauded every performer.
We will have applauded the achievement.
They will have applauded the decision.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been applauding
you	will have been applauding
he/she/it	will have been applauding
we	will have been applauding
they	will have been applauding

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been applauding for minutes.
You will have been applauding all night.
She will have been applauding continuously.
We will have been applauding for hours.
They will have been applauding enthusiastically.