donate
donates
donating
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Donate means to give to charity or cause. Regular: donate-donated-donated.
Meanings
- To give to charity
- To contribute
- To give blood/organs
Common Collocations
donate money
donate blood
donate to charity
donate organs
generously donated
Tip for Learners
Donation = what is given. Donor = person who donates. Blood donor = person who gives blood.
Present Simple
| I | donate |
| you | donate |
| he/she/it | donates |
| we | donate |
| they | donate |
Examples - Present Simple
- I donate blood regularly at the hospital.
- You donate generously to charity.
- She donates clothes to the shelter every month.
- We donate a portion of profits to education.
- They donate food to the homeless daily.
Present Continuous
| I | am donating |
| you | are donating |
| he/she/it | is donating |
| we | are donating |
| they | are donating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am donating my old books to the library.
- You are donating to the disaster relief fund.
- He is donating his kidney to save his brother.
- We are donating supplies to the school.
- They are donating money to the campaign.
Present Perfect
| I | have donated |
| you | have donated |
| he/she/it | has donated |
| we | have donated |
| they | have donated |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have donated thousands of dollars over the years.
- You have donated blood many times.
- She has donated her collection to the museum.
- We have donated equipment to the hospital.
- They have donated millions to charity.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been donating |
| you | have been donating |
| he/she/it | has been donating |
| we | have been donating |
| they | have been donating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been donating to this cause for years.
- You have been donating regularly since college.
- He has been donating blood since he turned eighteen.
- We have been donating to this organization since founding.
- They have been donating to refugees for months.
Past Simple
| I | donated |
| you | donated |
| he/she/it | donated |
| we | donated |
| they | donated |
Examples - Past Simple
- I donated my car to charity last year.
- You donated generously to the campaign.
- He donated his entire fortune before dying.
- We donated supplies after the earthquake.
- They donated land for the new park.
Past Continuous
| I | was donating |
| you | were donating |
| he/she/it | was donating |
| we | were donating |
| they | were donating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was donating blood when I felt dizzy.
- You were donating clothes when I arrived.
- She was donating her time to the shelter.
- We were donating food when supplies ran out.
- They were donating money when the scandal broke.
Past Perfect
| I | had donated |
| you | had donated |
| he/she/it | had donated |
| we | had donated |
| they | had donated |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had donated before the deadline passed.
- You had donated blood before discovering your condition.
- He had donated his art collection before the fire.
- We had donated supplies before the storm hit.
- They had donated millions before the investigation.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been donating |
| you | had been donating |
| he/she/it | had been donating |
| we | had been donating |
| they | had been donating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been donating for years before stopping.
- You had been donating regularly before the move.
- She had been donating blood for decades before ineligibility.
- We had been donating to the fund for years before closure.
- They had been donating to the charity before the scandal.
Future Simple
| I | will donate |
| you | will donate |
| he/she/it | will donate |
| we | will donate |
| they | will donate |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will donate my organs after I die.
- You will donate to the cause, I'm sure.
- He will donate his collection to the university.
- We will donate proceeds from the event.
- They will donate to the relief effort.
Future Continuous
| I | will be donating |
| you | will be donating |
| he/she/it | will be donating |
| we | will be donating |
| they | will be donating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be donating blood next week.
- You will be donating your time throughout the summer.
- She will be donating to various charities.
- We will be donating supplies during the drive.
- They will be donating to the campaign throughout.
Future Perfect
| I | will have donated |
| you | will have donated |
| he/she/it | will have donated |
| we | will have donated |
| they | will have donated |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have donated a million dollars by retirement.
- You will have donated hundreds of hours by then.
- He will have donated his entire estate by the end.
- We will have donated tons of supplies by year's end.
- They will have donated billions by the anniversary.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been donating |
| you | will have been donating |
| he/she/it | will have been donating |
| we | will have been donating |
| they | will have been donating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been donating for fifty years by then.
- You will have been donating blood for decades.
- She will have been donating her time for years.
- We will have been donating to this cause for generations.
- They will have been donating to charity their entire existence.