Settle – English Verbs Conjugation

settle settles settling settled

Settle means to resolve a dispute, to establish residence, or to come to rest. Regular verb: settle-settled-settled.

Meanings

To resolve or reach agreement
To establish a home in a place
To come to rest after movement

Common Collocations

settle down settle a dispute settle for settle in settle the score

Tip for Learners

Settle down means to become calm or establish a stable life. Settle for means to accept something less than desired.

Present Simple

I	settle
you	settle
he/she/it	settles
we	settle
they	settle

Examples - Present Simple

I settle disputes calmly.
You settle down late.
She settles her accounts.
We settle in new cities.
They settle arguments.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am settling the dispute.
You are settling down.
She is settling accounts.
We are settling in.
They are settling arguments.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have settled the dispute.
You have settled down.
She has settled her accounts.
We have settled in.
They have settled arguments.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been settling disputes.
You have been settling down.
She has been settling accounts.
We have been settling in.
They have been settling arguments.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I settled the dispute.
You settled down.
She settled her accounts.
We settled in.
They settled arguments.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was settling disputes.
You were settling down.
She was settling accounts.
We were settling in.
They were settling arguments.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had settled the dispute.
You had settled down.
She had settled her accounts.
We had settled in.
They had settled arguments.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been settling disputes.
You had been settling down.
He had been settling accounts.
We had been settling in.
They had been settling arguments.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will settle the dispute.
You will settle down.
She will settle her accounts.
We will settle in.
They will settle arguments.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be settling disputes.
You will be settling down.
He will be settling accounts.
We will be settling in.
They will be settling arguments.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have settled the dispute.
You will have settled down.
She will have settled her accounts.
We will have settled in.
They will have settled arguments.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been settling disputes.
You will have been settling down.
He will have been settling accounts.
We will have been settling in.
They will have been settling arguments.