press
presses
pressing
pressed
Press means to push firmly or to iron clothes. Regular verb: press-pressed-pressed.
Meanings
- To push firmly
- To iron clothes
- To urge or pressure
Common Collocations
press charges
press a button
press for answers
press forward
Tip for Learners
Press charges means formally accuse. "Don't press me for an answer!"
Present Simple
| I | press |
| you | press |
| he/she/it | presses |
| we | press |
| they | press |
Examples - Present Simple
- I press the button firmly.
- You press the shirt well.
- She presses her case persistently.
- We press for answers.
- They press charges.
Present Continuous
| I | am pressing |
| you | are pressing |
| he/she/it | is pressing |
| we | are pressing |
| they | are pressing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am pressing the button.
- You are pressing the shirt.
- She is pressing her case.
- We are pressing for answers.
- They are pressing charges.
Present Perfect
| I | have pressed |
| you | have pressed |
| he/she/it | has pressed |
| we | have pressed |
| they | have pressed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have pressed the button.
- You have pressed the shirt.
- She has pressed her case.
- We have pressed for answers.
- They have pressed charges.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been pressing |
| you | have been pressing |
| he/she/it | has been pressing |
| we | have been pressing |
| they | have been pressing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been pressing buttons.
- You have been pressing shirts.
- She has been pressing her case.
- We have been pressing for answers.
- They have been pressing charges.
Past Simple
| I | pressed |
| you | pressed |
| he/she/it | pressed |
| we | pressed |
| they | pressed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I pressed the button.
- You pressed the shirt.
- She pressed her case.
- We pressed for answers.
- They pressed charges.
Past Continuous
| I | was pressing |
| you | were pressing |
| he/she/it | was pressing |
| we | were pressing |
| they | were pressing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was pressing the button.
- You were pressing the shirt.
- She was pressing her case.
- We were pressing for answers.
- They were pressing charges.
Past Perfect
| I | had pressed |
| you | had pressed |
| he/she/it | had pressed |
| we | had pressed |
| they | had pressed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had pressed the button.
- You had pressed the shirt.
- She had pressed her case.
- We had pressed for answers.
- They had pressed charges.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been pressing |
| you | had been pressing |
| he/she/it | had been pressing |
| we | had been pressing |
| they | had been pressing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been pressing buttons.
- You had been pressing shirts.
- He had been pressing his case.
- We had been pressing for answers.
- They had been pressing charges.
Future Simple
| I | will press |
| you | will press |
| he/she/it | will press |
| we | will press |
| they | will press |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will press the button.
- You will press the shirt.
- She will press her case.
- We will press for answers.
- They will press charges.
Future Continuous
| I | will be pressing |
| you | will be pressing |
| he/she/it | will be pressing |
| we | will be pressing |
| they | will be pressing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be pressing buttons.
- You will be pressing shirts.
- He will be pressing his case.
- We will be pressing for answers.
- They will be pressing charges.
Future Perfect
| I | will have pressed |
| you | will have pressed |
| he/she/it | will have pressed |
| we | will have pressed |
| they | will have pressed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have pressed the button.
- You will have pressed the shirt.
- She will have pressed her case.
- We will have pressed for answers.
- They will have pressed charges.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been pressing |
| you | will have been pressing |
| he/she/it | will have been pressing |
| we | will have been pressing |
| they | will have been pressing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been pressing buttons.
- You will have been pressing shirts.
- He will have been pressing his case.
- We will have been pressing for answers.
- They will have been pressing charges.