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Extend means to make longer or larger, or to offer. Regular verb: extend-extended-extended.
Meanings
- To make longer
- To stretch out
- To offer or give
Common Collocations
extend deadline
extend an offer
extend a hand
extended period
Tip for Learners
Extend can mean lengthen or offer. "We'd like to extend an invitation."
Present Simple
| I | extend |
| you | extend |
| he/she/it | extends |
| we | extend |
| they | extend |
Examples - Present Simple
- I extend my hand in friendship.
- You extend deadlines when necessary.
- She extends her hospitality to all guests.
- We extend our services nationwide.
- They extend credit to customers.
Present Continuous
| I | am extending |
| you | are extending |
| he/she/it | is extending |
| we | are extending |
| they | are extending |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am extending the deadline.
- You are extending an invitation.
- He is extending his visit.
- We are extending our reach.
- They are extending the offer.
Present Perfect
| I | have extended |
| you | have extended |
| he/she/it | has extended |
| we | have extended |
| they | have extended |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have extended the deadline.
- You have extended your stay.
- She has extended an olive branch.
- We have extended our operations.
- They have extended the contract.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been extending |
| you | have been extending |
| he/she/it | has been extending |
| we | have been extending |
| they | have been extending |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been extending deadlines all week.
- You have been extending your reach for months.
- He has been extending offers for years.
- We have been extending services steadily.
- They have been extending credit generously.
Past Simple
| I | extended |
| you | extended |
| he/she/it | extended |
| we | extended |
| they | extended |
Examples - Past Simple
- I extended my hand to help.
- You extended the deadline yesterday.
- She extended her trip by a week.
- We extended our condolences.
- They extended the offer last month.
Past Continuous
| I | was extending |
| you | were extending |
| he/she/it | was extending |
| we | were extending |
| they | were extending |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was extending the deadline when you asked.
- You were extending hospitality all evening.
- He was extending his stay when called back.
- We were extending operations all year.
- They were extending credit throughout.
Past Perfect
| I | had extended |
| you | had extended |
| he/she/it | had extended |
| we | had extended |
| they | had extended |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had extended the deadline before they asked.
- You had extended your visit before the news.
- She had extended an invitation before canceling.
- We had extended operations before the crisis.
- They had extended the offer before withdrawal.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been extending |
| you | had been extending |
| he/she/it | had been extending |
| we | had been extending |
| they | had been extending |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been extending deadlines for months.
- You had been extending hospitality for years.
- He had been extending his trip for weeks.
- We had been extending services for decades.
- They had been extending credit for a while.
Future Simple
| I | will extend |
| you | will extend |
| he/she/it | will extend |
| we | will extend |
| they | will extend |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will extend the deadline for you.
- You will extend your stay, I hope.
- She will extend an invitation.
- We will extend our services soon.
- They will extend the contract.
Future Continuous
| I | will be extending |
| you | will be extending |
| he/she/it | will be extending |
| we | will be extending |
| they | will be extending |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be extending offers all week.
- You will be extending hospitality throughout.
- He will be extending his visit all month.
- We will be extending operations globally.
- They will be extending credit continuously.
Future Perfect
| I | will have extended |
| you | will have extended |
| he/she/it | will have extended |
| we | will have extended |
| they | will have extended |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have extended the deadline by then.
- You will have extended your trip by Friday.
- She will have extended the invitation.
- We will have extended our reach significantly.
- They will have extended the contract by year end.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been extending |
| you | will have been extending |
| he/she/it | will have been extending |
| we | will have been extending |
| they | will have been extending |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been extending deadlines for years.
- You will have been extending hospitality for months.
- He will have been extending his stay for weeks.
- We will have been extending services for decades.
- They will have been extending credit for generations.