Balance – English Verbs Conjugation

balance balances balancing balanced

Balance means to keep steady, or to compare two things. Regular verb: balance-balanced-balanced.

Meanings

To keep in steady position
To compare weights or values
To equal in weight or importance

Common Collocations

balance the books work-life balance balance on balanced diet balance out

Tip for Learners

Balance the books means to make accounts equal. Balanced means fair and equal consideration.

Present Simple

I	balance
you	balance
he/she/it	balances
we	balance
they	balance

Examples - Present Simple

I balance work and family.
You balance the books monthly.
She balances on one foot.
We balance our budget carefully.
They balance multiple priorities.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am balancing a cup on my head.
You are balancing too many tasks.
He is balancing the accounts.
We are balancing our schedules.
They are balancing competing interests.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have balanced work and life well.
You have balanced the budget.
She has balanced many responsibilities.
We have balanced our accounts.
They have balanced competing demands.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been balancing priorities all week.
You have been balancing books for hours.
He has been balancing on the beam.
We have been balancing budgets for years.
They have been balancing interests.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I balanced the checkbook yesterday.
You balanced on the railing.
She balanced work and school.
We balanced the budget.
They balanced the equation.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was balancing the tray when I tripped.
You were balancing accounts then.
He was balancing on one leg.
We were balancing budgets at that time.
They were balancing interests.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had balanced the books before the audit.
You had balanced everything already.
She had balanced her schedule earlier.
We had balanced the budget beforehand.
They had balanced accounts previously.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been balancing tasks for hours.
You had been balancing books all day.
He had been balancing on the rope.
We had been balancing budgets for years.
They had been balancing interests consistently.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will balance my time better.
You will balance the accounts tomorrow.
She will balance her priorities.
We will balance the budget.
They will balance the equation.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be balancing tasks all week.
You will be balancing books next month.
He will be balancing on the beam.
We will be balancing budgets.
They will be balancing competing interests.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have balanced everything by Friday.
You will have balanced the accounts.
She will have balanced her schedule.
We will have balanced the budget.
They will have balanced all interests.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been balancing work for decades.
You will have been balancing books professionally.
He will have been balancing for years.
We will have been balancing budgets continuously.
They will have been balancing interests for generations.