unfold
unfolds
unfolding
unfolded
Unfold means to open or spread out, or to develop gradually. Regular verb: unfold-unfolded-unfolded.
Meanings
- To open from a folded state
- To reveal or develop gradually
- To become known
Common Collocations
events unfold
story unfolds
unfold a plan
watch unfold
as things unfold
Tip for Learners
Unfold is often used for stories and events developing: as events unfold. Opposite of fold.
Present Simple
| I | unfold |
| you | unfold |
| he/she/it | unfolds |
| we | unfold |
| they | unfold |
Examples - Present Simple
- I unfold the map.
- You unfold the story.
- She unfolds the napkin.
- We unfold the plans.
- They unfold the chairs.
Present Continuous
| I | am unfolding |
| you | are unfolding |
| he/she/it | is unfolding |
| we | are unfolding |
| they | are unfolding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am unfolding the map.
- You are unfolding the story.
- She is unfolding the napkin.
- We are unfolding the plans.
- They are unfolding the chairs.
Present Perfect
| I | have unfolded |
| you | have unfolded |
| he/she/it | has unfolded |
| we | have unfolded |
| they | have unfolded |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have unfolded the map.
- You have unfolded the story.
- She has unfolded the napkin.
- We have unfolded the plans.
- They have unfolded the chairs.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been unfolding |
| you | have been unfolding |
| he/she/it | has been unfolding |
| we | have been unfolding |
| they | have been unfolding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been unfolding maps.
- You have been unfolding the story.
- She has been unfolding napkins.
- We have been unfolding plans.
- They have been unfolding chairs.
Past Simple
| I | unfolded |
| you | unfolded |
| he/she/it | unfolded |
| we | unfolded |
| they | unfolded |
Examples - Past Simple
- I unfolded the map.
- You unfolded the story.
- She unfolded the napkin.
- We unfolded the plans.
- They unfolded the chairs.
Past Continuous
| I | was unfolding |
| you | were unfolding |
| he/she/it | was unfolding |
| we | were unfolding |
| they | were unfolding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was unfolding the map.
- You were unfolding the story.
- She was unfolding the napkin.
- We were unfolding the plans.
- They were unfolding the chairs.
Past Perfect
| I | had unfolded |
| you | had unfolded |
| he/she/it | had unfolded |
| we | had unfolded |
| they | had unfolded |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had unfolded the map.
- You had unfolded the story.
- She had unfolded the napkin.
- We had unfolded the plans.
- They had unfolded the chairs.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been unfolding |
| you | had been unfolding |
| he/she/it | had been unfolding |
| we | had been unfolding |
| they | had been unfolding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been unfolding maps.
- You had been unfolding the story.
- He had been unfolding napkins.
- We had been unfolding plans.
- They had been unfolding chairs.
Future Simple
| I | will unfold |
| you | will unfold |
| he/she/it | will unfold |
| we | will unfold |
| they | will unfold |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will unfold the map.
- You will unfold the story.
- She will unfold the napkin.
- We will unfold the plans.
- They will unfold the chairs.
Future Continuous
| I | will be unfolding |
| you | will be unfolding |
| he/she/it | will be unfolding |
| we | will be unfolding |
| they | will be unfolding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be unfolding maps.
- You will be unfolding the story.
- He will be unfolding napkins.
- We will be unfolding plans.
- They will be unfolding chairs.
Future Perfect
| I | will have unfolded |
| you | will have unfolded |
| he/she/it | will have unfolded |
| we | will have unfolded |
| they | will have unfolded |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have unfolded the map.
- You will have unfolded the story.
- She will have unfolded the napkin.
- We will have unfolded the plans.
- They will have unfolded the chairs.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been unfolding |
| you | will have been unfolding |
| he/she/it | will have been unfolding |
| we | will have been unfolding |
| they | will have been unfolding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been unfolding maps.
- You will have been unfolding the story.
- He will have been unfolding napkins.
- We will have been unfolding plans.
- They will have been unfolding chairs.