Boil – English Verbs Conjugation

boil boils boiling boiled

Boil means to heat liquid until it bubbles, or to be very angry. Regular verb: boil-boiled-boiled.

Meanings

To heat to bubbling point
To be very angry
To reduce by boiling

Common Collocations

boil down to boil over blood boiling boiling point hard-boiled

Tip for Learners

Boil down to means to reduce to essentials. Boil over means to overflow or explode with anger.

Present Simple

I	boil
you	boil
he/she/it	boils
we	boil
they	boil

Examples - Present Simple

I boil water for tea.
You boil eggs perfectly.
She boils pasta for dinner.
We boil vegetables lightly.
They boil maple syrup.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am boiling water now.
You are boiling the potatoes.
He is boiling with anger.
We are boiling eggs.
They are boiling sap into syrup.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have boiled the water.
You have boiled the eggs.
She has boiled the pasta.
We have boiled vegetables.
They have boiled syrup for years.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been boiling water all day.
You have been boiling eggs.
He has been boiling with anger.
We have been boiling vegetables.
They have been boiling syrup.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I boiled water for coffee.
You boiled the eggs too long.
She boiled the pasta.
We boiled vegetables for soup.
They boiled syrup all day.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was boiling water when you called.
You were boiling eggs then.
He was boiling with rage.
We were boiling vegetables.
They were boiling syrup.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had boiled water before.
You had boiled the eggs already.
She had boiled the pasta.
We had boiled vegetables earlier.
They had boiled syrup.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been boiling water for hours.
You had been boiling eggs.
He had been boiling with anger.
We had been boiling vegetables.
They had been boiling syrup all season.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will boil water for tea.
You will boil the eggs.
She will boil pasta.
We will boil vegetables.
They will boil syrup tomorrow.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be boiling water.
You will be boiling eggs.
He will be boiling with excitement.
We will be boiling vegetables.
They will be boiling syrup all day.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have boiled the water by then.
You will have boiled the eggs.
She will have boiled the pasta.
We will have boiled the vegetables.
They will have boiled gallons of syrup.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been boiling water for hours.
You will have been boiling eggs.
He will have been boiling with anger.
We will have been boiling vegetables.
They will have been boiling syrup for generations.