warn

Regular
Infinitive
warn
Past Simple
warned
Past Participle
warned
-ing Form
warning
3rd Person
warns
warn warns warning warned

Warn means to inform of possible danger or problems. Regular verb: warn-warned-warned.

Meanings

  • To inform of danger
  • To give notice of something
  • To advise against

Common Collocations

warn against warn about warn of fair warning warning sign

Tip for Learners

Warn against + gerund: warn against trusting him. Warn of/about + noun: warn of danger.
Present Simple
I warn
you warn
he/she/it warns
we warn
they warn
Examples - Present Simple
  • I warn my children about danger.
  • You warn me about risks.
  • She warns her students.
  • We warn customers.
  • They warn the public.
Present Continuous
I am warning
you are warning
he/she/it is warning
we are warning
they are warning
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am warning my children.
  • You are warning me about risks.
  • She is warning her students.
  • We are warning customers.
  • They are warning the public.
Present Perfect
I have warned
you have warned
he/she/it has warned
we have warned
they have warned
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have warned my children.
  • You have warned me about risks.
  • She has warned her students.
  • We have warned customers.
  • They have warned the public.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been warning
you have been warning
he/she/it has been warning
we have been warning
they have been warning
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been warning my children.
  • You have been warning me about risks.
  • She has been warning her students.
  • We have been warning customers.
  • They have been warning the public.
Past Simple
I warned
you warned
he/she/it warned
we warned
they warned
Examples - Past Simple
  • I warned my children.
  • You warned me about risks.
  • She warned her students.
  • We warned customers.
  • They warned the public.
Past Continuous
I was warning
you were warning
he/she/it was warning
we were warning
they were warning
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was warning my children.
  • You were warning me about risks.
  • She was warning her students.
  • We were warning customers.
  • They were warning the public.
Past Perfect
I had warned
you had warned
he/she/it had warned
we had warned
they had warned
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had warned my children.
  • You had warned me about risks.
  • She had warned her students.
  • We had warned customers.
  • They had warned the public.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been warning
you had been warning
he/she/it had been warning
we had been warning
they had been warning
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been warning my children.
  • You had been warning me about risks.
  • He had been warning his students.
  • We had been warning customers.
  • They had been warning the public.
Future Simple
I will warn
you will warn
he/she/it will warn
we will warn
they will warn
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will warn my children.
  • You will warn me about risks.
  • She will warn her students.
  • We will warn customers.
  • They will warn the public.
Future Continuous
I will be warning
you will be warning
he/she/it will be warning
we will be warning
they will be warning
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be warning my children.
  • You will be warning me about risks.
  • He will be warning his students.
  • We will be warning customers.
  • They will be warning the public.
Future Perfect
I will have warned
you will have warned
he/she/it will have warned
we will have warned
they will have warned
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have warned my children.
  • You will have warned me about risks.
  • She will have warned her students.
  • We will have warned customers.
  • They will have warned the public.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been warning
you will have been warning
he/she/it will have been warning
we will have been warning
they will have been warning
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been warning my children.
  • You will have been warning me about risks.
  • He will have been warning his students.
  • We will have been warning customers.
  • They will have been warning the public.
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