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Grant means to give or allow something requested. Regular verb: grant-granted-granted.
Meanings
- To give or bestow
- To allow or permit
- To admit as true
Common Collocations
grant permission
grant a wish
take for granted
grant access
Tip for Learners
Take for granted means assume without appreciation. "Don't take your health for granted."
Present Simple
| I | grant |
| you | grant |
| he/she/it | grants |
| we | grant |
| they | grant |
Examples - Present Simple
- I grant permission for the project.
- You grant access to employees.
- She grants wishes generously.
- We grant scholarships annually.
- They grant requests quickly.
Present Continuous
| I | am granting |
| you | are granting |
| he/she/it | is granting |
| we | are granting |
| they | are granting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am granting your request now.
- You are granting too many favors.
- He is granting interviews today.
- We are granting access to the system.
- They are granting visas this week.
Present Perfect
| I | have granted |
| you | have granted |
| he/she/it | has granted |
| we | have granted |
| they | have granted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have granted your wish.
- You have granted him full access.
- She has granted many scholarships.
- We have granted the petition.
- They have granted approval.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been granting |
| you | have been granting |
| he/she/it | has been granting |
| we | have been granting |
| they | have been granting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been granting permissions all day.
- You have been granting extensions.
- She has been granting interviews.
- We have been granting access.
- They have been granting funds.
Past Simple
| I | granted |
| you | granted |
| he/she/it | granted |
| we | granted |
| they | granted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I granted him the favor.
- You granted access yesterday.
- She granted the interview.
- We granted their request.
- They granted the loan.
Past Continuous
| I | was granting |
| you | were granting |
| he/she/it | was granting |
| we | were granting |
| they | were granting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was granting requests when you arrived.
- You were granting access too freely.
- He was granting interviews all morning.
- We were granting permissions.
- They were granting visas rapidly.
Past Perfect
| I | had granted |
| you | had granted |
| he/she/it | had granted |
| we | had granted |
| they | had granted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had granted approval before the meeting.
- You had granted him access already.
- She had granted the scholarship.
- We had granted their wish.
- They had granted the funding.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been granting |
| you | had been granting |
| he/she/it | had been granting |
| we | had been granting |
| they | had been granting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been granting requests for hours.
- You had been granting permissions liberally.
- She had been granting extensions.
- We had been granting access all week.
- They had been granting awards.
Future Simple
| I | will grant |
| you | will grant |
| he/she/it | will grant |
| we | will grant |
| they | will grant |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will grant your request.
- You will grant him access.
- She will grant the interview.
- We will grant the scholarship.
- They will grant approval soon.
Future Continuous
| I | will be granting |
| you | will be granting |
| he/she/it | will be granting |
| we | will be granting |
| they | will be granting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be granting access tomorrow.
- You will be granting permissions.
- He will be granting interviews next week.
- We will be granting awards at the ceremony.
- They will be granting visas.
Future Perfect
| I | will have granted |
| you | will have granted |
| he/she/it | will have granted |
| we | will have granted |
| they | will have granted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have granted all requests by Friday.
- You will have granted him everything.
- She will have granted a thousand scholarships.
- We will have granted full access.
- They will have granted the funds.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been granting |
| you | will have been granting |
| he/she/it | will have been granting |
| we | will have been granting |
| they | will have been granting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been granting requests for ten years.
- You will have been granting access all day.
- She will have been granting wishes.
- We will have been granting scholarships for decades.
- They will have been granting permissions.