pollute
pollutes
polluting
polluted
Pollute means to contaminate. Regular: pollute-polluted-polluted.
Meanings
- To contaminate
- To make dirty
- To corrupt
Common Collocations
pollute the environment
air pollution
polluted water
polluter
heavily polluted
Tip for Learners
Pollution = contamination. Polluter = one who pollutes. Polluted = contaminated.
Present Simple
| I | pollute |
| you | pollute |
| he/she/it | pollutes |
| we | pollute |
| they | pollute |
Examples - Present Simple
- Factories pollute the air daily.
- You pollute the environment.
- She pollutes the river.
- We pollute less now.
- They pollute the oceans.
Present Continuous
| I | am polluting |
| you | are polluting |
| he/she/it | is polluting |
| we | are polluting |
| they | are polluting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- Factories are polluting the air.
- You are polluting the environment.
- She is polluting the river.
- We are polluting our planet.
- They are polluting oceans.
Present Perfect
| I | have polluted |
| you | have polluted |
| he/she/it | has polluted |
| we | have polluted |
| they | have polluted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- Factories have polluted the air.
- You have polluted the environment.
- She has polluted the river.
- We have polluted the planet.
- They have polluted oceans.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been polluting |
| you | have been polluting |
| he/she/it | has been polluting |
| we | have been polluting |
| they | have been polluting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- Factories have been polluting air.
- You have been polluting the environment.
- She has been polluting rivers.
- We have been polluting the planet.
- They have been polluting oceans.
Past Simple
| I | polluted |
| you | polluted |
| he/she/it | polluted |
| we | polluted |
| they | polluted |
Examples - Past Simple
- Factories polluted the air.
- You polluted the environment.
- She polluted the river.
- We polluted the planet.
- They polluted oceans.
Past Continuous
| I | was polluting |
| you | were polluting |
| he/she/it | was polluting |
| we | were polluting |
| they | were polluting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- Factories were polluting air.
- You were polluting the environment.
- She was polluting rivers.
- We were polluting the planet.
- They were polluting oceans.
Past Perfect
| I | had polluted |
| you | had polluted |
| he/she/it | had polluted |
| we | had polluted |
| they | had polluted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- Factories had polluted air.
- You had polluted the environment.
- She had polluted rivers.
- We had polluted the planet.
- They had polluted oceans.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been polluting |
| you | had been polluting |
| he/she/it | had been polluting |
| we | had been polluting |
| they | had been polluting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- Factories had been polluting air.
- You had been polluting the environment.
- He had been polluting rivers.
- We had been polluting the planet.
- They had been polluting oceans.
Future Simple
| I | will pollute |
| you | will pollute |
| he/she/it | will pollute |
| we | will pollute |
| they | will pollute |
Examples - Future Simple
- Factories will pollute the air.
- You will pollute the environment.
- She will pollute the river.
- We will pollute less.
- They will pollute oceans.
Future Continuous
| I | will be polluting |
| you | will be polluting |
| he/she/it | will be polluting |
| we | will be polluting |
| they | will be polluting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- Factories will be polluting air.
- You will be polluting the environment.
- He will be polluting rivers.
- We will be polluting the planet.
- They will be polluting oceans.
Future Perfect
| I | will have polluted |
| you | will have polluted |
| he/she/it | will have polluted |
| we | will have polluted |
| they | will have polluted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- Factories will have polluted air.
- You will have polluted the environment.
- She will have polluted rivers.
- We will have polluted the planet.
- They will have polluted oceans.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been polluting |
| you | will have been polluting |
| he/she/it | will have been polluting |
| we | will have been polluting |
| they | will have been polluting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- Factories will have been polluting air.
- You will have been polluting the environment.
- He will have been polluting rivers.
- We will have been polluting the planet.
- They will have been polluting oceans.