Root – English Verbs Conjugation

root roots rooting rooted

Root means to establish deeply, to dig with the snout, or to cheer enthusiastically for someone. Regular verb: root-rooted-rooted.

Meanings

To establish firmly or deeply
To dig in soil with the snout
To cheer and support enthusiastically

Common Collocations

root for someone deeply rooted root out root around rooted in tradition

Tip for Learners

Root for means to support or cheer for someone. Root out means to find and remove something bad.

Present Simple

I	root
you	root
he/she/it	roots
we	root
they	root

Examples - Present Simple

Plants root in the soil.
You root for your team.
She roots through the drawer.
We root out corruption.
They root for the underdog.

Present Continuous

I	am rooting
you	are rooting
he/she/it	is rooting
we	are rooting
they	are rooting

Examples - Present Continuous

Plants are rooting in the soil.
You are rooting for the team.
She is rooting through drawers.
We are rooting out corruption.
They are rooting for us.

Present Perfect

I	have rooted
you	have rooted
he/she/it	has rooted
we	have rooted
they	have rooted

Examples - Present Perfect

Plants have rooted in the soil.
You have rooted for the team.
She has rooted through drawers.
We have rooted out corruption.
They have rooted for us.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been rooting
you	have been rooting
he/she/it	has been rooting
we	have been rooting
they	have been rooting

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

Plants have been rooting.
You have been rooting for the team.
She has been rooting through drawers.
We have been rooting out corruption.
They have been rooting for us.

Past Simple

I	rooted
you	rooted
he/she/it	rooted
we	rooted
they	rooted

Examples - Past Simple

Plants rooted in the soil.
You rooted for the team.
She rooted through drawers.
We rooted out corruption.
They rooted for us.

Past Continuous

I	was rooting
you	were rooting
he/she/it	was rooting
we	were rooting
they	were rooting

Examples - Past Continuous

Plants were rooting.
You were rooting for the team.
She was rooting through drawers.
We were rooting out corruption.
They were rooting for us.

Past Perfect

I	had rooted
you	had rooted
he/she/it	had rooted
we	had rooted
they	had rooted

Examples - Past Perfect

Plants had rooted.
You had rooted for the team.
She had rooted through drawers.
We had rooted out corruption.
They had rooted for us.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been rooting
you	had been rooting
he/she/it	had been rooting
we	had been rooting
they	had been rooting

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

Plants had been rooting.
You had been rooting for the team.
He had been rooting through drawers.
We had been rooting out corruption.
They had been rooting for us.

Future Simple

I	will root
you	will root
he/she/it	will root
we	will root
they	will root

Examples - Future Simple

Plants will root in the soil.
You will root for the team.
She will root through drawers.
We will root out corruption.
They will root for us.

Future Continuous

I	will be rooting
you	will be rooting
he/she/it	will be rooting
we	will be rooting
they	will be rooting

Examples - Future Continuous

Plants will be rooting.
You will be rooting for the team.
He will be rooting through drawers.
We will be rooting out corruption.
They will be rooting for us.

Future Perfect

I	will have rooted
you	will have rooted
he/she/it	will have rooted
we	will have rooted
they	will have rooted

Examples - Future Perfect

Plants will have rooted.
You will have rooted for the team.
She will have rooted through drawers.
We will have rooted out corruption.
They will have rooted for us.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been rooting
you	will have been rooting
he/she/it	will have been rooting
we	will have been rooting
they	will have been rooting

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

Plants will have been rooting.
You will have been rooting for the team.
He will have been rooting through drawers.
We will have been rooting out corruption.
They will have been rooting for us.