Target – English Verbs Conjugation

target targets targeting targeted

Target means to select as an aim or goal, or to direct action at. Regular verb: target-targeted-targeted.

Meanings

To select as an object of attention
To aim at a particular group
To direct efforts toward

Common Collocations

target audience target market target practice hit the target on target

Tip for Learners

Target can be negative (targeted by criminals) or neutral (targeted advertising). On target means on schedule.

Present Simple

I	target
you	target
he/she/it	targets
we	target
they	target

Examples - Present Simple

I target specific customers.
You target the audience.
She targets her training.
We target new markets.
They target the weak spots.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am targeting specific customers.
You are targeting the audience.
She is targeting her training.
We are targeting new markets.
They are targeting the weak spots.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have targeted customers.
You have targeted the audience.
She has targeted her training.
We have targeted new markets.
They have targeted the weak spots.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been targeting customers.
You have been targeting the audience.
She has been targeting her training.
We have been targeting new markets.
They have been targeting weak spots.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I targeted customers.
You targeted the audience.
She targeted her training.
We targeted new markets.
They targeted the weak spots.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was targeting customers.
You were targeting the audience.
She was targeting her training.
We were targeting new markets.
They were targeting weak spots.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had targeted customers.
You had targeted the audience.
She had targeted her training.
We had targeted new markets.
They had targeted the weak spots.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been targeting customers.
You had been targeting the audience.
He had been targeting his training.
We had been targeting new markets.
They had been targeting weak spots.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will target customers.
You will target the audience.
She will target her training.
We will target new markets.
They will target the weak spots.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be targeting customers.
You will be targeting the audience.
He will be targeting his training.
We will be targeting new markets.
They will be targeting weak spots.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have targeted customers.
You will have targeted the audience.
She will have targeted her training.
We will have targeted new markets.
They will have targeted the weak spots.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been targeting customers.
You will have been targeting the audience.
He will have been targeting his training.
We will have been targeting new markets.
They will have been targeting weak spots.