balance

Regular
Infinitive
balance
Past Simple
balanced
Past Participle
balanced
-ing Form
balancing
3rd Person
balances
balance balances balancing balanced

Balance means to keep steady, or to compare two things. Regular verb: balance-balanced-balanced.

Meanings

  • To keep in steady position
  • To compare weights or values
  • To equal in weight or importance

Common Collocations

balance the books work-life balance balance on balanced diet balance out

Tip for Learners

Balance the books means to make accounts equal. Balanced means fair and equal consideration.
Present Simple
I balance
you balance
he/she/it balances
we balance
they balance
Examples - Present Simple
  • I balance work and family.
  • You balance the books monthly.
  • She balances on one foot.
  • We balance our budget carefully.
  • They balance multiple priorities.
Present Continuous
I am balancing
you are balancing
he/she/it is balancing
we are balancing
they are balancing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am balancing a cup on my head.
  • You are balancing too many tasks.
  • He is balancing the accounts.
  • We are balancing our schedules.
  • They are balancing competing interests.
Present Perfect
I have balanced
you have balanced
he/she/it has balanced
we have balanced
they have balanced
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have balanced work and life well.
  • You have balanced the budget.
  • She has balanced many responsibilities.
  • We have balanced our accounts.
  • They have balanced competing demands.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been balancing
you have been balancing
he/she/it has been balancing
we have been balancing
they have been balancing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been balancing priorities all week.
  • You have been balancing books for hours.
  • He has been balancing on the beam.
  • We have been balancing budgets for years.
  • They have been balancing interests.
Past Simple
I balanced
you balanced
he/she/it balanced
we balanced
they balanced
Examples - Past Simple
  • I balanced the checkbook yesterday.
  • You balanced on the railing.
  • She balanced work and school.
  • We balanced the budget.
  • They balanced the equation.
Past Continuous
I was balancing
you were balancing
he/she/it was balancing
we were balancing
they were balancing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was balancing the tray when I tripped.
  • You were balancing accounts then.
  • He was balancing on one leg.
  • We were balancing budgets at that time.
  • They were balancing interests.
Past Perfect
I had balanced
you had balanced
he/she/it had balanced
we had balanced
they had balanced
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had balanced the books before the audit.
  • You had balanced everything already.
  • She had balanced her schedule earlier.
  • We had balanced the budget beforehand.
  • They had balanced accounts previously.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been balancing
you had been balancing
he/she/it had been balancing
we had been balancing
they had been balancing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been balancing tasks for hours.
  • You had been balancing books all day.
  • He had been balancing on the rope.
  • We had been balancing budgets for years.
  • They had been balancing interests consistently.
Future Simple
I will balance
you will balance
he/she/it will balance
we will balance
they will balance
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will balance my time better.
  • You will balance the accounts tomorrow.
  • She will balance her priorities.
  • We will balance the budget.
  • They will balance the equation.
Future Continuous
I will be balancing
you will be balancing
he/she/it will be balancing
we will be balancing
they will be balancing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be balancing tasks all week.
  • You will be balancing books next month.
  • He will be balancing on the beam.
  • We will be balancing budgets.
  • They will be balancing competing interests.
Future Perfect
I will have balanced
you will have balanced
he/she/it will have balanced
we will have balanced
they will have balanced
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have balanced everything by Friday.
  • You will have balanced the accounts.
  • She will have balanced her schedule.
  • We will have balanced the budget.
  • They will have balanced all interests.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been balancing
you will have been balancing
he/she/it will have been balancing
we will have been balancing
they will have been balancing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been balancing work for decades.
  • You will have been balancing books professionally.
  • He will have been balancing for years.
  • We will have been balancing budgets continuously.
  • They will have been balancing interests for generations.
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