Wreck – English Verbs Conjugation

wreck wrecks wrecking wrecked

Wreck means to destroy or badly damage something. Regular verb: wreck-wrecked-wrecked.

Meanings

To destroy or damage severely
To ruin or spoil
To cause destruction of

Common Collocations

wreck havoc train wreck nervous wreck wreck the car wrecking ball

Tip for Learners

Nervous wreck describes someone very anxious. Wreak havoc (not wreck) is the correct phrase for causing destruction.

Present Simple

I	wreck
you	wreck
he/she/it	wrecks
we	wreck
they	wreck

Examples - Present Simple

I wreck my car.
You wreck the plans.
She wrecks her life.
We wreck the house.
They wreck the party.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am wrecking my car.
You are wrecking the plans.
She is wrecking her life.
We are wrecking the house.
They are wrecking the party.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have wrecked my car.
You have wrecked the plans.
She has wrecked her life.
We have wrecked the house.
They have wrecked the party.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been wrecking cars.
You have been wrecking plans.
She has been wrecking her life.
We have been wrecking houses.
They have been wrecking parties.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I wrecked my car.
You wrecked the plans.
She wrecked her life.
We wrecked the house.
They wrecked the party.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was wrecking my car.
You were wrecking the plans.
She was wrecking her life.
We were wrecking the house.
They were wrecking the party.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had wrecked my car.
You had wrecked the plans.
She had wrecked her life.
We had wrecked the house.
They had wrecked the party.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been wrecking cars.
You had been wrecking plans.
He had been wrecking his life.
We had been wrecking houses.
They had been wrecking parties.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will wreck my car.
You will wreck the plans.
She will wreck her life.
We will wreck the house.
They will wreck the party.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be wrecking cars.
You will be wrecking plans.
He will be wrecking his life.
We will be wrecking houses.
They will be wrecking parties.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have wrecked my car.
You will have wrecked the plans.
She will have wrecked her life.
We will have wrecked the house.
They will have wrecked the party.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been wrecking cars.
You will have been wrecking plans.
He will have been wrecking his life.
We will have been wrecking houses.
They will have been wrecking parties.