Cost – English Verbs Conjugation

cost costs costing cost

Cost means to require payment, or to cause loss. Irregular verb: cost-cost-cost.

Meanings

To require as price
To cause loss or suffering
To estimate price

Common Collocations

cost a fortune cost someone dearly at all costs cost of living cost-effective

Tip for Learners

Cost someone dearly means to cause great loss. At all costs means whatever the price. Cost-effective means good value.

Present Simple

I	cost
you	cost
he/she/it	costs
we	cost
they	cost

Examples - Present Simple

I cost every project carefully.
You cost materials accurately.
She costs the job before quoting.
We cost all our services.
They cost the entire production.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am costing the project right now.
You are costing the materials.
He is costing the renovation.
We are costing the entire operation.
They are costing the expansion.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have cost the project accurately.
You have cost everything already.
She has cost the entire job.
We have cost all materials.
They have cost the production.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been costing projects all week.
You have been costing materials for hours.
He has been costing the renovation.
We have been costing operations.
They have been costing services.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I cost the project yesterday.
You cost the materials last week.
She cost the job accurately.
We cost the service before launching.
They cost the entire operation.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was costing when the client called.
You were costing materials all day.
He was costing the project.
We were costing the renovation.
They were costing the production.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had cost the project before bidding.
You had cost the materials earlier.
She had cost the job beforehand.
We had cost the operation previously.
They had cost everything before the meeting.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been costing projects for hours.
You had been costing materials all day.
He had been costing the job.
We had been costing services.
They had been costing operations.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will cost the project tomorrow.
You will cost the materials next week.
She will cost the job accurately.
We will cost the entire operation.
They will cost the expansion.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be costing projects all week.
You will be costing materials tomorrow.
He will be costing the renovation.
We will be costing operations.
They will be costing services.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have cost everything by then.
You will have cost all materials.
She will have cost the job.
We will have cost the operation.
They will have cost the production.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been costing for hours.
You will have been costing materials.
She will have been costing projects.
We will have been costing operations.
They will have been costing services.