Greet – English Verbs Conjugation

greet greets greeting greeted

Greet means to welcome or acknowledge someone's arrival. Regular verb: greet-greeted-greeted.

Meanings

To welcome someone
To acknowledge arrival
To receive in a certain way

Common Collocations

greet warmly greet guests greet with a smile greeted by

Tip for Learners

Greet means welcome or acknowledge. "She greeted us at the door."

Present Simple

I	greet
you	greet
he/she/it	greets
we	greet
they	greet

Examples - Present Simple

I greet customers warmly.
You greet everyone with a smile.
She greets guests at the door.
We greet visitors professionally.
They greet new employees.

Present Continuous

I	am greeting
you	are greeting
he/she/it	is greeting
we	are greeting
they	are greeting

Examples - Present Continuous

I am greeting guests right now.
You are greeting the delegates.
He is greeting the ambassador.
We are greeting the audience.
They are greeting newcomers.

Present Perfect

I	have greeted
you	have greeted
he/she/it	has greeted
we	have greeted
they	have greeted

Examples - Present Perfect

I have greeted all the guests.
You have greeted the visitors.
She has greeted everyone warmly.
We have greeted the team.
They have greeted all attendees.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been greeting
you	have been greeting
he/she/it	has been greeting
we	have been greeting
they	have been greeting

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been greeting guests for hours.
You have been greeting visitors all day.
He has been greeting customers.
We have been greeting people.
They have been greeting newcomers.

Past Simple

I	greeted
you	greeted
he/she/it	greeted
we	greeted
they	greeted

Examples - Past Simple

I greeted the guests at the entrance.
You greeted him warmly.
She greeted us at the airport.
We greeted the delegation.
They greeted the president.

Past Continuous

I	was greeting
you	were greeting
he/she/it	was greeting
we	were greeting
they	were greeting

Examples - Past Continuous

I was greeting guests when you arrived.
You were greeting the visitors.
She was greeting customers.
We were greeting the team.
They were greeting attendees.

Past Perfect

I	had greeted
you	had greeted
he/she/it	had greeted
we	had greeted
they	had greeted

Examples - Past Perfect

I had greeted everyone before the speech.
You had greeted the hosts already.
He had greeted all the guests.
We had greeted the delegation.
They had greeted the visitors.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been greeting
you	had been greeting
he/she/it	had been greeting
we	had been greeting
they	had been greeting

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been greeting guests for an hour.
You had been greeting people all morning.
She had been greeting customers.
We had been greeting attendees.
They had been greeting visitors.

Future Simple

I	will greet
you	will greet
he/she/it	will greet
we	will greet
they	will greet

Examples - Future Simple

I will greet the guests tomorrow.
You will greet the delegation.
She will greet the visitors.
We will greet everyone warmly.
They will greet the new staff.

Future Continuous

I	will be greeting
you	will be greeting
he/she/it	will be greeting
we	will be greeting
they	will be greeting

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be greeting guests all evening.
You will be greeting visitors.
He will be greeting the delegation.
We will be greeting attendees.
They will be greeting customers.

Future Perfect

I	will have greeted
you	will have greeted
he/she/it	will have greeted
we	will have greeted
they	will have greeted

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have greeted everyone by then.
You will have greeted all the guests.
She will have greeted the delegation.
We will have greeted all visitors.
They will have greeted the entire team.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been greeting
you	will have been greeting
he/she/it	will have been greeting
we	will have been greeting
they	will have been greeting

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been greeting for three hours.
You will have been greeting all day.
She will have been greeting guests.
We will have been greeting visitors.
They will have been greeting people.