Spy – English Verbs Conjugation

spy spies spying spied

Spy means to observe secretly, or to catch sight of. Regular verb: spy-spied-spied.

Meanings

To observe secretly
To work as a secret agent
To catch sight of

Common Collocations

spy on spy something spy camera spy agency I spy

Tip for Learners

Spy on means to watch secretly: spy on the neighbors. I spy is a children's game of spotting things.

Present Simple

I	spy
you	spy
he/she/it	spies
we	spy
they	spy

Examples - Present Simple

I spy on my neighbors.
You spy for the government.
She spies on her brother.
We spy through binoculars.
They spy on competitors.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am spying on neighbors.
You are spying for the government.
She is spying on her brother.
We are spying through binoculars.
They are spying on competitors.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have spied on neighbors.
You have spied for the government.
She has spied on her brother.
We have spied through binoculars.
They have spied on competitors.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been spying on neighbors.
You have been spying for the government.
She has been spying on her brother.
We have been spying through binoculars.
They have been spying on competitors.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I spied on neighbors.
You spied for the government.
She spied on her brother.
We spied through binoculars.
They spied on competitors.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was spying on neighbors.
You were spying for the government.
She was spying on her brother.
We were spying through binoculars.
They were spying on competitors.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had spied on neighbors.
You had spied for the government.
She had spied on her brother.
We had spied through binoculars.
They had spied on competitors.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been spying on neighbors.
You had been spying for the government.
He had been spying on his brother.
We had been spying through binoculars.
They had been spying on competitors.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will spy on neighbors.
You will spy for the government.
She will spy on her brother.
We will spy through binoculars.
They will spy on competitors.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be spying on neighbors.
You will be spying for the government.
He will be spying on his brother.
We will be spying through binoculars.
They will be spying on competitors.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have spied on neighbors.
You will have spied for the government.
She will have spied on her brother.
We will have spied through binoculars.
They will have spied on competitors.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been spying on neighbors.
You will have been spying for the government.
He will have been spying on his brother.
We will have been spying through binoculars.
They will have been spying on competitors.