saw
saws
sawing
sawed
Saw means to cut with a saw. Irregular: saw-sawed-sawed/sawn.
Meanings
- To cut with saw
- To move back and forth
- To make sawing motion
- A cutting tool (noun)
Common Collocations
saw wood
saw off
sawn-off shotgun
saw through
sawdust
Tip for Learners
American:
sawed; British: sawn as past participle. Sawn-off shotgun = illegally shortened gun. Saw through = cut completely OR see through deception (different verb!). Don't confuse with "saw" past of "see".Present Simple
| I | saw |
| you | saw |
| he/she/it | saws |
| we | saw |
| they | saw |
Examples - Present Simple
- I saw wood in the workshop.
- You saw the planks carefully.
- She saws the pipes.
- We saw through the log.
- They saw metal regularly.
Present Continuous
| I | am sawing |
| you | are sawing |
| he/she/it | is sawing |
| we | are sawing |
| they | are sawing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am sawing wood.
- You are sawing planks.
- She is sawing pipes.
- We are sawing the log.
- They are sawing metal.
Present Perfect
| I | have sawed |
| you | have sawed |
| he/she/it | has sawed |
| we | have sawed |
| they | have sawed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have sawed wood.
- You have sawed planks.
- She has sawed pipes.
- We have sawed the log.
- They have sawed metal.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been sawing |
| you | have been sawing |
| he/she/it | has been sawing |
| we | have been sawing |
| they | have been sawing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been sawing wood.
- You have been sawing planks.
- She has been sawing pipes.
- We have been sawing logs.
- They have been sawing metal.
Past Simple
| I | sawed |
| you | sawed |
| he/she/it | sawed |
| we | sawed |
| they | sawed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I sawed the wood.
- You sawed the planks.
- She sawed the pipes.
- We sawed the log.
- They sawed metal.
Past Continuous
| I | was sawing |
| you | were sawing |
| he/she/it | was sawing |
| we | were sawing |
| they | were sawing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was sawing wood.
- You were sawing planks.
- She was sawing pipes.
- We were sawing the log.
- They were sawing metal.
Past Perfect
| I | had sawed |
| you | had sawed |
| he/she/it | had sawed |
| we | had sawed |
| they | had sawed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had sawed the wood.
- You had sawed the planks.
- She had sawed the pipes.
- We had sawed the log.
- They had sawed metal.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been sawing |
| you | had been sawing |
| he/she/it | had been sawing |
| we | had been sawing |
| they | had been sawing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been sawing wood.
- You had been sawing planks.
- He had been sawing pipes.
- We had been sawing logs.
- They had been sawing metal.
Future Simple
| I | will saw |
| you | will saw |
| he/she/it | will saw |
| we | will saw |
| they | will saw |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will saw the wood.
- You will saw the planks.
- She will saw the pipes.
- We will saw the log.
- They will saw metal.
Future Continuous
| I | will be sawing |
| you | will be sawing |
| he/she/it | will be sawing |
| we | will be sawing |
| they | will be sawing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be sawing wood.
- You will be sawing planks.
- He will be sawing pipes.
- We will be sawing logs.
- They will be sawing metal.
Future Perfect
| I | will have sawed |
| you | will have sawed |
| he/she/it | will have sawed |
| we | will have sawed |
| they | will have sawed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have sawed the wood.
- You will have sawed the planks.
- She will have sawed the pipes.
- We will have sawed the log.
- They will have sawed metal.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been sawing |
| you | will have been sawing |
| he/she/it | will have been sawing |
| we | will have been sawing |
| they | will have been sawing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been sawing wood.
- You will have been sawing planks.
- He will have been sawing pipes.
- We will have been sawing logs.
- They will have been sawing metal.