Oppress – English Verbs Conjugation

oppress oppresses oppressing oppressed

Oppress means to keep down by unjust use of power. Regular verb: oppress-oppressed-oppressed.

Meanings

To persecute or dominate
To burden heavily
To cause distress

Common Collocations

oppress the people oppressed minorities feel oppressed oppressive regime

Tip for Learners

Oppress describes unjust control. "The regime oppressed its citizens for decades."

Present Simple

I	oppress
you	oppress
he/she/it	oppresses
we	oppress
they	oppress

Examples - Present Simple

I never oppress those under my authority.
You oppress the workers with unreasonable demands.
The regime oppresses its citizens harshly.
We oppress no one in our organization.
They oppress minority groups systematically.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am not oppressing anyone with this rule.
You are oppressing free speech with censorship.
He is oppressing the local population.
We are oppressing no one in this process.
They are oppressing the citizens through fear.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have never oppressed anyone in my life.
You have oppressed workers for too long.
She has oppressed her subordinates unfairly.
We have oppressed no group under our rule.
They have oppressed the people for decades.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have not been oppressing anyone.
You have been oppressing the community for years.
He has been oppressing the workers for months.
We have not been oppressing any group.
They have been oppressing the population for generations.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I never oppressed those I led.
You oppressed your employees with harsh rules.
The dictator oppressed the nation for years.
We oppressed no one during our tenure.
They oppressed minorities throughout history.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was not oppressing anyone with the policy.
You were oppressing workers during that period.
She was oppressing employees with impossible demands.
We were not oppressing any communities.
They were oppressing the population before the uprising.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had never oppressed anyone before the accusation.
You had oppressed workers before the union formed.
He had oppressed the people before the revolt.
We had oppressed no one before the change.
They had oppressed citizens before the revolution.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had not been oppressing anyone.
You had been oppressing staff for years.
She had been oppressing her team for months.
We had not been oppressing any group.
They had been oppressing the people for centuries.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will never oppress those I lead.
You will oppress others if given power.
She will not oppress her subordinates.
We will oppress no one under our leadership.
They will oppress the population if they win.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will not be oppressing anyone.
You will be oppressing workers with those policies.
She will not be oppressing her team.
We will not be oppressing any communities.
They will be oppressing the citizens if elected.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will not have oppressed anyone by then.
You will have oppressed many by retirement.
She will not have oppressed her staff.
We will have oppressed no one throughout our tenure.
They will have oppressed generations by then.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will not have been oppressing anyone.
You will have been oppressing workers for decades.
She will not have been oppressing her team.
We will not have been oppressing any group.
They will have been oppressing the population for centuries.