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Charge means to ask payment, to accuse, or to rush forward. Regular verb: charge-charged-charged.
Meanings
- To ask for payment
- To accuse formally
- To rush forward
Common Collocations
charge a fee
charge with a crime
in charge
take charge
charge your phone
Tip for Learners
In charge means responsible. Take charge means to assume control. Charge also means to add electrical energy.
Present Simple
| I | charge |
| you | charge |
| he/she/it | charges |
| we | charge |
| they | charge |
Examples - Present Simple
- I charge my phone every night.
- You charge fair prices.
- He charges into battle.
- We charge for our services.
- They charge the suspect with theft.
Present Continuous
| I | am charging |
| you | are charging |
| he/she/it | is charging |
| we | are charging |
| they | are charging |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am charging my laptop.
- You are charging too much.
- She is charging at the enemy.
- We are charging the batteries.
- They are charging him with fraud.
Present Perfect
| I | have charged |
| you | have charged |
| he/she/it | has charged |
| we | have charged |
| they | have charged |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have charged the device.
- You have charged enough.
- He has charged into action.
- We have charged the batteries.
- They have charged the suspect.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been charging |
| you | have been charging |
| he/she/it | has been charging |
| we | have been charging |
| they | have been charging |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been charging devices all day.
- You have been charging high prices.
- She has been charging ahead.
- We have been charging batteries.
- They have been charging suspects.
Past Simple
| I | charged |
| you | charged |
| he/she/it | charged |
| we | charged |
| they | charged |
Examples - Past Simple
- I charged my phone overnight.
- You charged too much.
- He charged at the bull.
- We charged the customer.
- They charged him with murder.
Past Continuous
| I | was charging |
| you | were charging |
| he/she/it | was charging |
| we | were charging |
| they | were charging |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was charging my phone.
- You were charging high prices.
- She was charging at the opponent.
- We were charging the batteries.
- They were charging the suspect.
Past Perfect
| I | had charged |
| you | had charged |
| he/she/it | had charged |
| we | had charged |
| they | had charged |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had charged the device earlier.
- You had charged enough.
- He had charged into battle.
- We had charged the batteries.
- They had charged the suspect.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been charging |
| you | had been charging |
| he/she/it | had been charging |
| we | had been charging |
| they | had been charging |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been charging devices all day.
- You had been charging high prices.
- She had been charging ahead.
- We had been charging batteries.
- They had been charging suspects.
Future Simple
| I | will charge |
| you | will charge |
| he/she/it | will charge |
| we | will charge |
| they | will charge |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will charge my phone tonight.
- You will charge fair prices.
- He will charge at the enemy.
- We will charge the batteries.
- They will charge the suspect.
Future Continuous
| I | will be charging |
| you | will be charging |
| he/she/it | will be charging |
| we | will be charging |
| they | will be charging |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be charging my phone.
- You will be charging customers.
- She will be charging ahead.
- We will be charging batteries.
- They will be charging suspects.
Future Perfect
| I | will have charged |
| you | will have charged |
| he/she/it | will have charged |
| we | will have charged |
| they | will have charged |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have charged the device.
- You will have charged enough.
- He will have charged into action.
- We will have charged the batteries.
- They will have charged the suspect.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been charging |
| you | will have been charging |
| he/she/it | will have been charging |
| we | will have been charging |
| they | will have been charging |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been charging devices.
- You will have been charging customers.
- She will have been charging ahead.
- We will have been charging batteries.
- They will have been charging suspects.