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Scare means to cause fear or fright in someone. Regular verb: scare-scared-scared.
Meanings
- To frighten or alarm
- To become frightened
- To drive away through fear
Common Collocations
scare away
scare off
scare tactics
scared stiff
scare the living daylights out of
Tip for Learners
Scare away/off means to frighten something so it leaves. Scared is the adjective form.
Present Simple
| I | scare |
| you | scare |
| he/she/it | scares |
| we | scare |
| they | scare |
Examples - Present Simple
- I scare easily at horror movies.
- You scare the children.
- She scares away the birds.
- We scare burglars away.
- They scare the cat.
Present Continuous
| I | am scaring |
| you | are scaring |
| he/she/it | is scaring |
| we | are scaring |
| they | are scaring |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am scaring the kids.
- You are scaring me now.
- She is scaring the birds.
- We are scaring burglars.
- They are scaring the cat.
Present Perfect
| I | have scared |
| you | have scared |
| he/she/it | has scared |
| we | have scared |
| they | have scared |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have scared the kids.
- You have scared me.
- She has scared the birds.
- We have scared burglars.
- They have scared the cat.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been scaring |
| you | have been scaring |
| he/she/it | has been scaring |
| we | have been scaring |
| they | have been scaring |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been scaring the kids.
- You have been scaring me.
- She has been scaring birds.
- We have been scaring burglars.
- They have been scaring cats.
Past Simple
| I | scared |
| you | scared |
| he/she/it | scared |
| we | scared |
| they | scared |
Examples - Past Simple
- I scared the kids.
- You scared me.
- She scared the birds.
- We scared burglars.
- They scared the cat.
Past Continuous
| I | was scaring |
| you | were scaring |
| he/she/it | was scaring |
| we | were scaring |
| they | were scaring |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was scaring the kids.
- You were scaring me.
- She was scaring birds.
- We were scaring burglars.
- They were scaring the cat.
Past Perfect
| I | had scared |
| you | had scared |
| he/she/it | had scared |
| we | had scared |
| they | had scared |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had scared the kids.
- You had scared me.
- She had scared the birds.
- We had scared burglars.
- They had scared the cat.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been scaring |
| you | had been scaring |
| he/she/it | had been scaring |
| we | had been scaring |
| they | had been scaring |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been scaring the kids.
- You had been scaring me.
- He had been scaring birds.
- We had been scaring burglars.
- They had been scaring cats.
Future Simple
| I | will scare |
| you | will scare |
| he/she/it | will scare |
| we | will scare |
| they | will scare |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will scare the kids.
- You will scare me.
- She will scare the birds.
- We will scare burglars.
- They will scare the cat.
Future Continuous
| I | will be scaring |
| you | will be scaring |
| he/she/it | will be scaring |
| we | will be scaring |
| they | will be scaring |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be scaring the kids.
- You will be scaring me.
- He will be scaring birds.
- We will be scaring burglars.
- They will be scaring cats.
Future Perfect
| I | will have scared |
| you | will have scared |
| he/she/it | will have scared |
| we | will have scared |
| they | will have scared |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have scared the kids.
- You will have scared me.
- She will have scared the birds.
- We will have scared burglars.
- They will have scared the cat.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been scaring |
| you | will have been scaring |
| he/she/it | will have been scaring |
| we | will have been scaring |
| they | will have been scaring |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been scaring the kids.
- You will have been scaring me.
- He will have been scaring birds.
- We will have been scaring burglars.
- They will have been scaring cats.