input

Irregular
Infinitive
input
Past Simple
input
Past Participle
input
-ing Form
inputting
3rd Person
inputs
input inputs inputting input

Input means to enter data into computer, or contribution to process. Irregular: input-input/inputted-input/inputted.

Meanings

  • To enter data
  • To contribute ideas
  • Data or contribution (noun)

Common Collocations

input data input your password valuable input input device input/output

Tip for Learners

Both input and inputted are acceptable as past tense. Computing: "input the data." Business: "We need your input" = contribution. Input/output = I/O in computing.
Present Simple
I input
you input
he/she/it inputs
we input
they input
Examples - Present Simple
  • I input the data into the spreadsheet.
  • You input your password carefully.
  • She inputs the customer information.
  • We input the values daily.
  • They input commands at the terminal.
Present Continuous
I am inputting
you are inputting
he/she/it is inputting
we are inputting
they are inputting
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am inputting the numbers now.
  • You are inputting your credentials.
  • He is inputting data into the system.
  • We are inputting customer records.
  • They are inputting search parameters.
Present Perfect
I have input
you have input
he/she/it has input
we have input
they have input
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have input all the data.
  • You have input your information.
  • The clerk has input everything.
  • We have input the monthly figures.
  • They have input the commands.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inputting
you have been inputting
he/she/it has been inputting
we have been inputting
they have been inputting
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been inputting data all morning.
  • You have been inputting records.
  • She has been inputting information.
  • We have been inputting values.
  • They have been inputting commands.
Past Simple
I input
you input
he/she/it input
we input
they input
Examples - Past Simple
  • I input the numbers yesterday.
  • You input your data carefully.
  • She input the records.
  • We input the information.
  • They input the commands.
Past Continuous
I was inputting
you were inputting
he/she/it was inputting
we were inputting
they were inputting
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was inputting data when crashed.
  • You were inputting information.
  • He was inputting records.
  • We were inputting numbers.
  • They were inputting parameters.
Past Perfect
I had input
you had input
he/she/it had input
we had input
they had input
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had input the data before saving.
  • You had input your information.
  • She had input all records.
  • We had input the values.
  • They had input the commands.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inputting
you had been inputting
he/she/it had been inputting
we had been inputting
they had been inputting
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been inputting for hours.
  • You had been inputting records.
  • He had been inputting data.
  • We had been inputting continuously.
  • They had been inputting information.
Future Simple
I will input
you will input
he/she/it will input
we will input
they will input
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will input the data tomorrow.
  • You will input your information.
  • She will input the records.
  • We will input the values.
  • They will input the commands.
Future Continuous
I will be inputting
you will be inputting
he/she/it will be inputting
we will be inputting
they will be inputting
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be inputting data next week.
  • You will be inputting information.
  • He will be inputting records.
  • We will be inputting values.
  • They will be inputting parameters.
Future Perfect
I will have input
you will have input
he/she/it will have input
we will have input
they will have input
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have input all data.
  • You will have input your information.
  • She will have input records.
  • We will have input the values.
  • They will have input commands.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inputting
you will have been inputting
he/she/it will have been inputting
we will have been inputting
they will have been inputting
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been inputting for hours.
  • You will have been inputting data.
  • He will have been inputting information.
  • We will have been inputting records.
  • They will have been inputting values.
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