Trace – English Verbs Conjugation

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Trace means to find or discover by investigation, or to copy by drawing. Regular verb: trace-traced-traced.

Meanings

To find by investigating
To follow the course or trail
To copy by drawing over

Common Collocations

trace back to trace the origin without a trace trace evidence trace amounts

Tip for Learners

Trace back to means to find the origin. Without a trace means completely disappearing. Trace amounts are very small quantities.

Present Simple

I	trace
you	trace
he/she/it	traces
we	trace
they	trace

Examples - Present Simple

I trace my family history.
You trace the outline.
She traces the drawing.
We trace the origin.
They trace the route.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am tracing my family history.
You are tracing the outline.
She is tracing the drawing.
We are tracing the origin.
They are tracing the route.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have traced my family history.
You have traced the outline.
She has traced the drawing.
We have traced the origin.
They have traced the route.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been tracing history.
You have been tracing outlines.
She has been tracing drawings.
We have been tracing origins.
They have been tracing routes.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I traced my family history.
You traced the outline.
She traced the drawing.
We traced the origin.
They traced the route.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was tracing my family history.
You were tracing the outline.
She was tracing the drawing.
We were tracing the origin.
They were tracing the route.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had traced my family history.
You had traced the outline.
She had traced the drawing.
We had traced the origin.
They had traced the route.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been tracing history.
You had been tracing outlines.
He had been tracing drawings.
We had been tracing origins.
They had been tracing routes.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will trace my family history.
You will trace the outline.
She will trace the drawing.
We will trace the origin.
They will trace the route.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be tracing history.
You will be tracing outlines.
He will be tracing drawings.
We will be tracing origins.
They will be tracing routes.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have traced my family history.
You will have traced the outline.
She will have traced the drawing.
We will have traced the origin.
They will have traced the route.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been tracing history.
You will have been tracing outlines.
He will have been tracing drawings.
We will have been tracing origins.
They will have been tracing routes.