miss

Regular
Infinitive
miss
Past Simple
missed
Past Participle
missed
-ing Form
missing
3rd Person
misses
miss misses missing missed

Miss means to fail to hit or feel absence. Regular: miss-missed-missed.

Meanings

  • To fail to hit
  • To fail to catch
  • To feel absence of
  • To not notice

Common Collocations

miss out miss the point miss the boat near miss can't miss it

Tip for Learners

Miss out = lose opportunity. Miss the boat = be too late. Near miss = almost hitting OR almost hit.
Present Simple
I miss
you miss
he/she/it misses
we miss
they miss
Examples - Present Simple
  • I miss my family when I travel.
  • You miss the point entirely.
  • She misses her old friends.
  • We miss our hometown.
  • They miss every deadline.
Present Continuous
I am missing
you are missing
he/she/it is missing
we are missing
they are missing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am missing you already.
  • You are missing the main idea.
  • She is missing her flight right now.
  • We are missing important details.
  • They are missing the opportunity.
Present Perfect
I have missed
you have missed
he/she/it has missed
we have missed
they have missed
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have missed you so much.
  • You have missed several meetings.
  • He has missed the train.
  • We have missed our chance.
  • They have missed the deadline.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been missing
you have been missing
he/she/it has been missing
we have been missing
they have been missing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been missing home lately.
  • You have been missing classes all week.
  • She has been missing her family.
  • We have been missing deadlines.
  • They have been missing opportunities.
Past Simple
I missed
you missed
he/she/it missed
we missed
they missed
Examples - Past Simple
  • I missed the bus this morning.
  • You missed the point completely.
  • He missed his flight.
  • We missed the concert last night.
  • They missed the target.
Past Continuous
I was missing
you were missing
he/she/it was missing
we were missing
they were missing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was missing you while you were away.
  • You were missing important meetings.
  • She was missing her family.
  • We were missing deadlines.
  • They were missing the point.
Past Perfect
I had missed
you had missed
he/she/it had missed
we had missed
they had missed
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had missed you before you returned.
  • You had missed the announcement.
  • He had missed several opportunities.
  • We had missed the deadline already.
  • They had missed the train.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been missing
you had been missing
he/she/it had been missing
we had been missing
they had been missing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been missing home for months.
  • You had been missing classes.
  • She had been missing her friends.
  • We had been missing deadlines.
  • They had been missing opportunities.
Future Simple
I will miss
you will miss
he/she/it will miss
we will miss
they will miss
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will miss you when you leave.
  • You will miss the flight if you don't hurry.
  • He will miss his family.
  • We will miss this place.
  • They will miss the deadline.
Future Continuous
I will be missing
you will be missing
he/she/it will be missing
we will be missing
they will be missing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be missing you tomorrow.
  • You will be missing opportunities.
  • She will be missing her friends.
  • We will be missing home.
  • They will be missing deadlines.
Future Perfect
I will have missed
you will have missed
he/she/it will have missed
we will have missed
they will have missed
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have missed you by then.
  • You will have missed several chances.
  • He will have missed the deadline.
  • We will have missed the opportunity.
  • They will have missed the point.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been missing
you will have been missing
he/she/it will have been missing
we will have been missing
they will have been missing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been missing you for weeks.
  • You will have been missing classes.
  • She will have been missing home.
  • We will have been missing deadlines.
  • They will have been missing opportunities.
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