relate
relates
relating
related
Relate means to connect or tell a story. Regular verb: relate-related-related.
Meanings
- To show connection
- To tell or narrate
- To identify with
Common Collocations
relate to
relate a story
closely related
can relate
Tip for Learners
Relate to means understand or connect with. "I can really relate to that."
Present Simple
| I | relate |
| you | relate |
| he/she/it | relates |
| we | relate |
| they | relate |
Examples - Present Simple
- I relate to her struggles.
- You relate stories vividly.
- She relates the incident.
- We relate well to customers.
- They relate their experiences.
Present Continuous
| I | am relating |
| you | are relating |
| he/she/it | is relating |
| we | are relating |
| they | are relating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am relating to her story.
- You are relating the incident.
- She is relating her experience.
- We are relating to customers.
- They are relating the events.
Present Perfect
| I | have related |
| you | have related |
| he/she/it | has related |
| we | have related |
| they | have related |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have related to her story.
- You have related the incident.
- She has related her experience.
- We have related to customers.
- They have related the events.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been relating |
| you | have been relating |
| he/she/it | has been relating |
| we | have been relating |
| they | have been relating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been relating to her.
- You have been relating stories.
- She has been relating experiences.
- We have been relating to customers.
- They have been relating events.
Past Simple
| I | related |
| you | related |
| he/she/it | related |
| we | related |
| they | related |
Examples - Past Simple
- I related to her story.
- You related the incident.
- She related her experience.
- We related to customers.
- They related the events.
Past Continuous
| I | was relating |
| you | were relating |
| he/she/it | was relating |
| we | were relating |
| they | were relating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was relating to her.
- You were relating the incident.
- She was relating her experience.
- We were relating to customers.
- They were relating events.
Past Perfect
| I | had related |
| you | had related |
| he/she/it | had related |
| we | had related |
| they | had related |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had related to her story.
- You had related the incident.
- She had related her experience.
- We had related to customers.
- They had related the events.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been relating |
| you | had been relating |
| he/she/it | had been relating |
| we | had been relating |
| they | had been relating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been relating to her.
- You had been relating stories.
- He had been relating experiences.
- We had been relating to customers.
- They had been relating events.
Future Simple
| I | will relate |
| you | will relate |
| he/she/it | will relate |
| we | will relate |
| they | will relate |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will relate to her story.
- You will relate the incident.
- She will relate her experience.
- We will relate to customers.
- They will relate the events.
Future Continuous
| I | will be relating |
| you | will be relating |
| he/she/it | will be relating |
| we | will be relating |
| they | will be relating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be relating to her.
- You will be relating stories.
- He will be relating experiences.
- We will be relating to customers.
- They will be relating events.
Future Perfect
| I | will have related |
| you | will have related |
| he/she/it | will have related |
| we | will have related |
| they | will have related |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have related to her story.
- You will have related the incident.
- She will have related her experience.
- We will have related to customers.
- They will have related the events.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been relating |
| you | will have been relating |
| he/she/it | will have been relating |
| we | will have been relating |
| they | will have been relating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been relating to her.
- You will have been relating stories.
- He will have been relating experiences.
- We will have been relating to customers.
- They will have been relating events.