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Represent means to act or speak for someone. Regular verb: represent-represented-represented.
Meanings
- To act on behalf of
- To symbolize
- To describe or portray
Common Collocations
represent a client
represent a change
represent interests
well represented
Tip for Learners
Represent can mean symbolize or act for. "This represents progress."
Present Simple
| I | represent |
| you | represent |
| he/she/it | represents |
| we | represent |
| they | represent |
Examples - Present Simple
- I represent my country at the UN.
- You represent the clients well.
- She represents the company.
- We represent the community.
- They represent the union.
Present Continuous
| I | am representing |
| you | are representing |
| he/she/it | is representing |
| we | are representing |
| they | are representing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am representing the country.
- You are representing the client.
- She is representing the company.
- We are representing the community.
- They are representing the union.
Present Perfect
| I | have represented |
| you | have represented |
| he/she/it | has represented |
| we | have represented |
| they | have represented |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have represented the country.
- You have represented the client.
- She has represented the company.
- We have represented the community.
- They have represented the union.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been representing |
| you | have been representing |
| he/she/it | has been representing |
| we | have been representing |
| they | have been representing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been representing the country.
- You have been representing clients.
- She has been representing the company.
- We have been representing the community.
- They have been representing the union.
Past Simple
| I | represented |
| you | represented |
| he/she/it | represented |
| we | represented |
| they | represented |
Examples - Past Simple
- I represented the country.
- You represented the client.
- She represented the company.
- We represented the community.
- They represented the union.
Past Continuous
| I | was representing |
| you | were representing |
| he/she/it | was representing |
| we | were representing |
| they | were representing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was representing the country.
- You were representing the client.
- She was representing the company.
- We were representing the community.
- They were representing the union.
Past Perfect
| I | had represented |
| you | had represented |
| he/she/it | had represented |
| we | had represented |
| they | had represented |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had represented the country.
- You had represented the client.
- She had represented the company.
- We had represented the community.
- They had represented the union.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been representing |
| you | had been representing |
| he/she/it | had been representing |
| we | had been representing |
| they | had been representing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been representing the country.
- You had been representing clients.
- He had been representing the company.
- We had been representing the community.
- They had been representing the union.
Future Simple
| I | will represent |
| you | will represent |
| he/she/it | will represent |
| we | will represent |
| they | will represent |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will represent the country.
- You will represent the client.
- She will represent the company.
- We will represent the community.
- They will represent the union.
Future Continuous
| I | will be representing |
| you | will be representing |
| he/she/it | will be representing |
| we | will be representing |
| they | will be representing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be representing the country.
- You will be representing clients.
- He will be representing the company.
- We will be representing the community.
- They will be representing the union.
Future Perfect
| I | will have represented |
| you | will have represented |
| he/she/it | will have represented |
| we | will have represented |
| they | will have represented |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have represented the country.
- You will have represented the client.
- She will have represented the company.
- We will have represented the community.
- They will have represented the union.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been representing |
| you | will have been representing |
| he/she/it | will have been representing |
| we | will have been representing |
| they | will have been representing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been representing the country.
- You will have been representing clients.
- He will have been representing the company.
- We will have been representing the community.
- They will have been representing the union.