copy

Regular
Infinitive
copy
Past Simple
copied
Past Participle
copied
-ing Form
copying
3rd Person
copies
copy copies copying copied

Copy means to make a duplicate, or to imitate. Regular verb: copy-copied-copied.

Meanings

  • To make a duplicate
  • To imitate or mimic
  • To reproduce

Common Collocations

copy and paste copy someone carbon copy copy that hard copy

Tip for Learners

Copy and paste is common in computing. Copy that (informal) means "understood." Carbon copy (cc) is from old copying methods.
Present Simple
I copy
you copy
he/she/it copies
we copy
they copy
Examples - Present Simple
  • I copy documents for the team.
  • You copy files to the backup drive.
  • She copies her sister's style.
  • We copy important data regularly.
  • They copy successful strategies.
Present Continuous
I am copying
you are copying
he/she/it is copying
we are copying
they are copying
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am copying the files right now.
  • You are copying the report for distribution.
  • He is copying the design elements.
  • We are copying data to the new server.
  • They are copying our marketing approach.
Present Perfect
I have copied
you have copied
he/she/it has copied
we have copied
they have copied
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have copied all the necessary files.
  • You have copied the documents successfully.
  • She has copied the recipe exactly.
  • We have copied the data to backup.
  • They have copied our entire strategy.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been copying
you have been copying
he/she/it has been copying
we have been copying
they have been copying
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been copying files all morning.
  • You have been copying documents for hours.
  • He has been copying data since yesterday.
  • We have been copying records for weeks.
  • They have been copying our methods.
Past Simple
I copied
you copied
he/she/it copied
we copied
they copied
Examples - Past Simple
  • I copied the report yesterday.
  • You copied the files to the drive.
  • She copied his homework in class.
  • We copied the entire database.
  • They copied our product design.
Past Continuous
I was copying
you were copying
he/she/it was copying
we were copying
they were copying
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was copying when the printer jammed.
  • You were copying files all afternoon.
  • He was copying documents during the meeting.
  • We were copying data when the power failed.
  • They were copying our approach for months.
Past Perfect
I had copied
you had copied
he/she/it had copied
we had copied
they had copied
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had copied the files before the crash.
  • You had copied everything beforehand.
  • She had copied the recipe earlier.
  • We had copied the data before the upgrade.
  • They had copied our strategy before launching.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been copying
you had been copying
he/she/it had been copying
we had been copying
they had been copying
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been copying files for hours.
  • You had been copying documents all day.
  • He had been copying data for weeks.
  • We had been copying records for months.
  • They had been copying our methods for years.
Future Simple
I will copy
you will copy
he/she/it will copy
we will copy
they will copy
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will copy the files tomorrow.
  • You will copy the documents for everyone.
  • She will copy the recipe for you.
  • We will copy the data to the cloud.
  • They will copy our successful approach.
Future Continuous
I will be copying
you will be copying
he/she/it will be copying
we will be copying
they will be copying
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be copying files all day.
  • You will be copying documents tomorrow.
  • He will be copying data next week.
  • We will be copying records all month.
  • They will be copying our strategy.
Future Perfect
I will have copied
you will have copied
he/she/it will have copied
we will have copied
they will have copied
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have copied everything by noon.
  • You will have copied all the files.
  • She will have copied the documents.
  • We will have copied the entire database.
  • They will have copied our methods.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been copying
you will have been copying
he/she/it will have been copying
we will have been copying
they will have been copying
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been copying for hours.
  • You will have been copying files all day.
  • She will have been copying documents.
  • We will have been copying data for weeks.
  • They will have been copying our approach.
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