Reduce – English Verbs Conjugation

reduce reduces reducing reduced

Reduce means to make smaller or less. Regular verb: reduce-reduced-reduced.

Meanings

To make smaller
To lower in amount
To bring to a state

Common Collocations

reduce costs reduce the risk reduce to tears greatly reduced

Tip for Learners

Reduce to means bring to a state. "The news reduced her to tears."

Present Simple

I	reduce
you	reduce
he/she/it	reduces
we	reduce
they	reduce

Examples - Present Simple

I reduce stress through exercise.
You reduce the risk.
She reduces costs effectively.
We reduce our carbon footprint.
They reduce prices regularly.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am reducing stress.
You are reducing the risk.
She is reducing costs.
We are reducing emissions.
They are reducing prices.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have reduced stress.
You have reduced the risk.
She has reduced costs.
We have reduced emissions.
They have reduced prices.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been reducing stress.
You have been reducing risk.
She has been reducing costs.
We have been reducing emissions.
They have been reducing prices.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I reduced stress.
You reduced the risk.
She reduced costs.
We reduced emissions.
They reduced prices.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was reducing stress.
You were reducing risk.
She was reducing costs.
We were reducing emissions.
They were reducing prices.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had reduced stress.
You had reduced the risk.
She had reduced costs.
We had reduced emissions.
They had reduced prices.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been reducing stress.
You had been reducing risk.
He had been reducing costs.
We had been reducing emissions.
They had been reducing prices.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will reduce stress.
You will reduce the risk.
She will reduce costs.
We will reduce emissions.
They will reduce prices.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be reducing stress.
You will be reducing risk.
He will be reducing costs.
We will be reducing emissions.
They will be reducing prices.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have reduced stress.
You will have reduced the risk.
She will have reduced costs.
We will have reduced emissions.
They will have reduced prices.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been reducing stress.
You will have been reducing risk.
He will have been reducing costs.
We will have been reducing emissions.
They will have been reducing prices.