Harm – English Verbs Conjugation

harm harms harming harmed

Harm means to cause physical or mental damage. Regular verb: harm-harmed-harmed.

Meanings

To cause damage or injury
To hurt or wound
To have negative effect

Common Collocations

harm someone do no harm harm the environment harmful effects

Tip for Learners

Harm can be physical or emotional. "Smoking harms your health."

Present Simple

I	harm
you	harm
he/she/it	harms
we	harm
they	harm

Examples - Present Simple

I never harm animals.
You harm yourself with that attitude.
Smoking harms your health.
We don't harm the environment.
They harm the ecosystem.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am not harming anyone.
You are harming your reputation.
He is harming himself.
We are not harming the environment.
They are harming wildlife.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have never harmed anyone.
You have harmed your chances.
He has harmed his reputation.
We have not harmed the ecosystem.
They have harmed the environment.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been harming my health unknowingly.
You have been harming your relationships.
He has been harming himself.
We have been harming the environment.
They have been harming wildlife.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I never harmed a soul.
You harmed your prospects.
He harmed his reputation.
We harmed the environment.
They harmed the ecosystem.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was harming my health without knowing.
You were harming your relationships.
He was harming himself.
We were harming the environment.
They were harming wildlife.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had never harmed anyone before.
You had harmed your chances.
He had harmed his reputation.
We had harmed the ecosystem.
They had harmed the environment.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been harming my health for years.
You had been harming your relationships.
He had been harming himself.
We had been harming the environment.
They had been harming wildlife.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will not harm you.
You will harm yourself.
It will harm the environment.
We will not harm anyone.
They will harm the ecosystem.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will not be harming anyone.
You will be harming your health.
He will be harming himself.
We will not be harming the environment.
They will be harming wildlife.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have harmed no one.
You will have harmed your chances.
He will have harmed his reputation.
We will not have harmed the ecosystem.
They will have harmed the environment.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been harming my health for decades.
You will have been harming your relationships.
He will have been harming himself.
We will have been harming the environment.
They will have been harming wildlife.