pour
pours
pouring
poured
Pour means to flow or cause to flow. Regular: pour-poured-poured.
Meanings
- To flow
- To cause to flow
- To rain heavily
- To come in large numbers
Common Collocations
pour out
pour in
pour cold water on
it never rains but it pours
pour your heart out
Tip for Learners
Pour cold water on = discourage. Pour your heart out = express feelings fully. Pouring rain = heavy rain.
Present Simple
| I | pour |
| you | pour |
| he/she/it | pours |
| we | pour |
| they | pour |
Examples - Present Simple
- I pour the coffee every morning.
- You pour too much milk.
- She pours the wine elegantly.
- We pour the concrete today.
- They pour drinks for guests.
Present Continuous
| I | am pouring |
| you | are pouring |
| he/she/it | is pouring |
| we | are pouring |
| they | are pouring |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am pouring the coffee.
- You are pouring the milk.
- She is pouring the wine.
- We are pouring concrete.
- They are pouring drinks.
Present Perfect
| I | have poured |
| you | have poured |
| he/she/it | has poured |
| we | have poured |
| they | have poured |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have poured the coffee.
- You have poured the milk.
- She has poured the wine.
- We have poured the concrete.
- They have poured drinks.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been pouring |
| you | have been pouring |
| he/she/it | has been pouring |
| we | have been pouring |
| they | have been pouring |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been pouring coffee.
- You have been pouring milk.
- She has been pouring wine.
- We have been pouring concrete.
- They have been pouring drinks.
Past Simple
| I | poured |
| you | poured |
| he/she/it | poured |
| we | poured |
| they | poured |
Examples - Past Simple
- I poured the coffee.
- You poured the milk.
- She poured the wine.
- We poured the concrete.
- They poured the drinks.
Past Continuous
| I | was pouring |
| you | were pouring |
| he/she/it | was pouring |
| we | were pouring |
| they | were pouring |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was pouring the coffee.
- You were pouring the milk.
- She was pouring the wine.
- We were pouring concrete.
- They were pouring drinks.
Past Perfect
| I | had poured |
| you | had poured |
| he/she/it | had poured |
| we | had poured |
| they | had poured |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had poured the coffee.
- You had poured the milk.
- She had poured the wine.
- We had poured the concrete.
- They had poured drinks.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been pouring |
| you | had been pouring |
| he/she/it | had been pouring |
| we | had been pouring |
| they | had been pouring |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been pouring coffee.
- You had been pouring milk.
- He had been pouring wine.
- We had been pouring concrete.
- They had been pouring drinks.
Future Simple
| I | will pour |
| you | will pour |
| he/she/it | will pour |
| we | will pour |
| they | will pour |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will pour the coffee.
- You will pour the milk.
- She will pour the wine.
- We will pour the concrete.
- They will pour drinks.
Future Continuous
| I | will be pouring |
| you | will be pouring |
| he/she/it | will be pouring |
| we | will be pouring |
| they | will be pouring |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be pouring coffee.
- You will be pouring milk.
- He will be pouring wine.
- We will be pouring concrete.
- They will be pouring drinks.
Future Perfect
| I | will have poured |
| you | will have poured |
| he/she/it | will have poured |
| we | will have poured |
| they | will have poured |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have poured the coffee.
- You will have poured the milk.
- She will have poured the wine.
- We will have poured the concrete.
- They will have poured drinks.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been pouring |
| you | will have been pouring |
| he/she/it | will have been pouring |
| we | will have been pouring |
| they | will have been pouring |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been pouring coffee.
- You will have been pouring milk.
- He will have been pouring wine.
- We will have been pouring concrete.
- They will have been pouring drinks.