input
inputs
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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.