doubt
doubts
doubting
doubted
Doubt means to feel uncertain about. Regular: doubt-doubted-doubted.
Meanings
- To feel uncertain
- To question
- To disbelieve
Common Collocations
doubt it
no doubt
beyond doubt
doubt yourself
give benefit of the doubt
Tip for Learners
No doubt = certainly. Beyond doubt = definitely true. Benefit of the doubt = assume innocence despite uncertainty.
Present Simple
| I | doubt |
| you | doubt |
| he/she/it | doubts |
| we | doubt |
| they | doubt |
Examples - Present Simple
- I doubt his sincerity sometimes.
- You doubt yourself too much.
- She doubts the accuracy of the report.
- We doubt the feasibility of the plan.
- They doubt our ability to succeed.
Present Continuous
| I | am doubting |
| you | are doubting |
| he/she/it | is doubting |
| we | are doubting |
| they | are doubting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am doubting my decision now.
- You are doubting your own judgment.
- He is doubting the validity of the claim.
- We are doubting the wisdom of this approach.
- They are doubting our commitment.
Present Perfect
| I | have doubted |
| you | have doubted |
| he/she/it | has doubted |
| we | have doubted |
| they | have doubted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have doubted myself many times before.
- You have doubted him since the beginning.
- She has doubted the theory for years.
- We have doubted their intentions from the start.
- They have doubted our success all along.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been doubting |
| you | have been doubting |
| he/she/it | has been doubting |
| we | have been doubting |
| they | have been doubting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been doubting this decision for days.
- You have been doubting yourself for too long.
- He has been doubting the evidence for weeks.
- We have been doubting the plan since it started.
- They have been doubting us for months.
Past Simple
| I | doubted |
| you | doubted |
| he/she/it | doubted |
| we | doubted |
| they | doubted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I doubted him but he proved me wrong.
- You doubted the outcome initially.
- He doubted her story from the start.
- We doubted the possibility of success.
- They doubted our abilities before we proved them.
Past Continuous
| I | was doubting |
| you | were doubting |
| he/she/it | was doubting |
| we | were doubting |
| they | were doubting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was doubting myself when you encouraged me.
- You were doubting the plan when it succeeded.
- She was doubting her choices before the offer.
- We were doubting the strategy before results came.
- They were doubting us until we delivered.
Past Perfect
| I | had doubted |
| you | had doubted |
| he/she/it | had doubted |
| we | had doubted |
| they | had doubted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had doubted him before he proved himself.
- You had doubted the plan before it worked.
- He had doubted her abilities before her success.
- We had doubted the project before breakthrough.
- They had doubted us before our achievement.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been doubting |
| you | had been doubting |
| he/she/it | had been doubting |
| we | had been doubting |
| they | had been doubting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been doubting myself for years before confidence.
- You had been doubting him for months before trust.
- She had been doubting the theory before proof.
- We had been doubting the approach before success.
- They had been doubting us for ages before recognition.
Future Simple
| I | will doubt |
| you | will doubt |
| he/she/it | will doubt |
| we | will doubt |
| they | will doubt |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will doubt him until he proves himself.
- You will doubt yourself if you don't prepare.
- He will doubt the results without evidence.
- We will doubt any claim without proof.
- They will doubt us until we succeed.
Future Continuous
| I | will be doubting |
| you | will be doubting |
| he/she/it | will be doubting |
| we | will be doubting |
| they | will be doubting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be doubting myself during the interview.
- You will be doubting your decision throughout.
- She will be doubting the data during analysis.
- We will be doubting the plan until completion.
- They will be doubting us until the very end.
Future Perfect
| I | will have doubted |
| you | will have doubted |
| he/she/it | will have doubted |
| we | will have doubted |
| they | will have doubted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have doubted myself too many times by then.
- You will have doubted enough before believing.
- He will have doubted everything before acceptance.
- We will have doubted the process before results.
- They will have doubted us before our triumph.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been doubting |
| you | will have been doubting |
| he/she/it | will have been doubting |
| we | will have been doubting |
| they | will have been doubting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been doubting myself for decades.
- You will have been doubting others your whole life.
- She will have been doubting the theory for years.
- We will have been doubting the approach throughout.
- They will have been doubting progress for generations.