hurt
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Hurt means to cause pain or injury. Irregular verb: hurt-hurt-hurt.
Meanings
- To cause pain
- To feel pain
- To damage or harm
Common Collocations
hurt feelings
get hurt
hurt badly
it won't hurt
Tip for Learners
Hurt stays the same in all forms. "My leg hurts."
Present Simple
| I | hurt |
| you | hurt |
| he/she/it | hurts |
| we | hurt |
| they | hurt |
Examples - Present Simple
- I hurt when I exercise too hard.
- You hurt people's feelings sometimes.
- It hurts to lose.
- We hurt when we fall.
- They hurt each other every week.
Present Continuous
| I | am hurting |
| you | are hurting |
| he/she/it | is hurting |
| we | are hurting |
| they | are hurting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am hurting from the workout.
- You are hurting my arm.
- She is hurting inside.
- We are hurting after the game.
- They are hurting each other.
Present Perfect
| I | have hurt |
| you | have hurt |
| he/she/it | has hurt |
| we | have hurt |
| they | have hurt |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have hurt my back.
- You have hurt my feelings.
- She has hurt herself.
- We have hurt each other.
- They have hurt the team.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been hurting |
| you | have been hurting |
| he/she/it | has been hurting |
| we | have been hurting |
| they | have been hurting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been hurting since the fall.
- You have been hurting people.
- She has been hurting inside.
- We have been hurting after the game.
- They have been hurting each other.
Past Simple
| I | hurt |
| you | hurt |
| he/she/it | hurt |
| we | hurt |
| they | hurt |
Examples - Past Simple
- I hurt my knee yesterday.
- You hurt my feelings.
- She hurt herself.
- We hurt after the marathon.
- They hurt each other.
Past Continuous
| I | was hurting |
| you | were hurting |
| he/she/it | was hurting |
| we | were hurting |
| they | were hurting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was hurting all day.
- You were hurting my arm.
- She was hurting inside.
- We were hurting after the game.
- They were hurting each other.
Past Perfect
| I | had hurt |
| you | had hurt |
| he/she/it | had hurt |
| we | had hurt |
| they | had hurt |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had hurt my back before.
- You had hurt my feelings.
- She had hurt herself.
- We had hurt each other.
- They had hurt the team.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been hurting |
| you | had been hurting |
| he/she/it | had been hurting |
| we | had been hurting |
| they | had been hurting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been hurting for weeks.
- You had been hurting people.
- She had been hurting inside.
- We had been hurting after the game.
- They had been hurting each other.
Future Simple
| I | will hurt |
| you | will hurt |
| he/she/it | will hurt |
| we | will hurt |
| they | will hurt |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will hurt if I don't stretch.
- You will hurt someone.
- It will hurt at first.
- We will hurt after exercise.
- They will hurt each other.
Future Continuous
| I | will be hurting |
| you | will be hurting |
| he/she/it | will be hurting |
| we | will be hurting |
| they | will be hurting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be hurting tomorrow.
- You will be hurting people.
- She will be hurting inside.
- We will be hurting after the game.
- They will be hurting each other.
Future Perfect
| I | will have hurt |
| you | will have hurt |
| he/she/it | will have hurt |
| we | will have hurt |
| they | will have hurt |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have hurt myself.
- You will have hurt many people.
- She will have hurt herself.
- We will have hurt each other.
- They will have hurt the team.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been hurting |
| you | will have been hurting |
| he/she/it | will have been hurting |
| we | will have been hurting |
| they | will have been hurting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been hurting for days.
- You will have been hurting people.
- She will have been hurting inside.
- We will have been hurting after the game.
- They will have been hurting each other.