Peck – English Verbs Conjugation

peck pecks pecking pecked

Peck means to strike with a beak or kiss lightly. Regular verb: peck-pecked-pecked.

Meanings

To strike with beak
To kiss lightly
To eat in small amounts

Common Collocations

peck at food peck on the cheek pecking order peck away at

Tip for Learners

Pecking order means hierarchy. "She pecked him on the cheek."

Present Simple

I	peck
you	peck
he/she/it	pecks
we	peck
they	peck

Examples - Present Simple

The chickens peck at the grain.
You peck at your food.
The bird pecks on the tree.
We peck each other's cheeks.
They peck at leftover crumbs.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

The chickens are pecking at the grain.
You are pecking at your food.
The woodpecker is pecking the tree.
We are pecking cheeks hello.
They are pecking at crumbs.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

The chickens have pecked the grain.
You have pecked at your food.
The bird has pecked the tree.
We have pecked each other's cheeks.
They have pecked at crumbs.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

Chickens have been pecking all morning.
You have been pecking at food.
The bird has been pecking trees.
We have been pecking cheeks.
They have been pecking at crumbs.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

The chickens pecked the grain.
You pecked at your food.
The woodpecker pecked the tree.
We pecked cheeks.
They pecked at the crumbs.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

Chickens were pecking the grain.
You were pecking at food.
The bird was pecking the tree.
We were pecking cheeks.
They were pecking at crumbs.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

The chickens had pecked the grain.
You had pecked at food.
The bird had pecked the tree.
We had pecked cheeks.
They had pecked at crumbs.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

Chickens had been pecking for hours.
You had been pecking at food.
He had been pecking at keys.
We had been pecking cheeks.
They had been pecking at crumbs.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

Chickens will peck at the grain.
You will peck at your food.
The bird will peck the tree.
We will peck cheeks hello.
They will peck at crumbs.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

Chickens will be pecking the grain.
You will be pecking at food.
He will be pecking at keys.
We will be pecking cheeks.
They will be pecking at crumbs.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

Chickens will have pecked the grain.
You will have pecked at food.
The bird will have pecked the tree.
We will have pecked cheeks.
They will have pecked the crumbs.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

Chickens will have been pecking for hours.
You will have been pecking at food.
He will have been pecking at keys.
We will have been pecking cheeks.
They will have been pecking at crumbs.