Concentrate – English Verbs Conjugation

concentrate concentrates concentrating concentrated

Concentrate means to focus attention, or to gather together. Regular verb: concentrate-concentrated-concentrated.

Meanings

To focus attention
To gather in one place
To make more intense

Common Collocations

concentrate on hard to concentrate concentrate efforts concentrated solution concentration camp

Tip for Learners

Concentrate on focuses attention: concentrate on your work. Concentrated means strong or focused.

Present Simple

I	concentrate
you	concentrate
he/she/it	concentrates
we	concentrate
they	concentrate

Examples - Present Simple

I concentrate best in the morning.
You concentrate well under pressure.
She concentrates on her studies daily.
We concentrate on core tasks first.
They concentrate efforts on key markets.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am concentrating on this report now.
You are concentrating on the wrong thing.
He is concentrating hard on the exam.
We are concentrating our resources here.
They are concentrating on the main goal.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have concentrated all my efforts here.
You have concentrated on essentials well.
She has concentrated her energy on work.
We have concentrated resources effectively.
They have concentrated on quality improvement.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been concentrating for hours.
You have been concentrating too hard.
He has been concentrating on his thesis.
We have been concentrating on this area.
They have been concentrating efforts lately.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I concentrated on the most important tasks.
You concentrated well during the test.
She concentrated her efforts on one project.
We concentrated all resources there.
They concentrated on customer satisfaction.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was concentrating when the phone rang.
You were concentrating deeply on the problem.
He was concentrating on his driving.
We were concentrating on the deadline.
They were concentrating efforts in one region.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had concentrated all my efforts before.
You had concentrated on the wrong area.
She had concentrated resources beforehand.
We had concentrated on the main issues.
They had concentrated power in one location.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been concentrating for hours before break.
You had been concentrating on the details.
He had been concentrating all day.
We had been concentrating efforts for months.
They had been concentrating on expansion.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will concentrate on this task tomorrow.
You will concentrate better after rest.
She will concentrate on her health.
We will concentrate resources on priority areas.
They will concentrate on the main objective.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be concentrating on studies all week.
You will be concentrating during the exam.
He will be concentrating on recovery.
We will be concentrating efforts there.
They will be concentrating on growth.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have concentrated all my efforts.
You will have concentrated on essentials.
She will have concentrated her energy.
We will have concentrated resources well.
They will have concentrated forces.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been concentrating for hours.
You will have been concentrating all day.
She will have been concentrating on studies.
We will have been concentrating efforts.
They will have been concentrating resources.