budget
budgets
budgeting
budgeted
Budget means to plan how to spend money. Regular verb: budget-budgeted-budgeted.
Meanings
- To plan spending
- To allocate funds
- To allow for in planning
Common Collocations
budget for
budget constraints
on a budget
budget carefully
budget deficit
Tip for Learners
On a budget means with limited money. Budget for means to plan money for: budget for repairs.
Present Simple
| I | budget |
| you | budget |
| he/she/it | budgets |
| we | budget |
| they | budget |
Examples - Present Simple
- I budget my expenses carefully.
- You budget for unexpected costs.
- She budgets her time wisely.
- We budget for the entire year.
- They budget millions for marketing.
Present Continuous
| I | am budgeting |
| you | are budgeting |
| he/she/it | is budgeting |
| we | are budgeting |
| they | are budgeting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am budgeting for the trip.
- You are budgeting your finances.
- She is budgeting for a new car.
- We are budgeting for next quarter.
- They are budgeting for expansion.
Present Perfect
| I | have budgeted |
| you | have budgeted |
| he/she/it | has budgeted |
| we | have budgeted |
| they | have budgeted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have budgeted for all expenses.
- You have budgeted wisely this year.
- He has budgeted for emergencies.
- We have budgeted for the project.
- They have budgeted generously.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been budgeting |
| you | have been budgeting |
| he/she/it | has been budgeting |
| we | have been budgeting |
| they | have been budgeting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been budgeting more carefully.
- You have been budgeting for months.
- She has been budgeting for the wedding.
- We have been budgeting strictly.
- They have been budgeting for years.
Past Simple
| I | budgeted |
| you | budgeted |
| he/she/it | budgeted |
| we | budgeted |
| they | budgeted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I budgeted for the vacation last month.
- You budgeted your time well.
- He budgeted his money carefully.
- We budgeted for the entire event.
- They budgeted millions for the campaign.
Past Continuous
| I | was budgeting |
| you | were budgeting |
| he/she/it | was budgeting |
| we | were budgeting |
| they | were budgeting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was budgeting when you called.
- You were budgeting for the move.
- She was budgeting for college.
- We were budgeting for the renovation.
- They were budgeting for the fiscal year.
Past Perfect
| I | had budgeted |
| you | had budgeted |
| he/she/it | had budgeted |
| we | had budgeted |
| they | had budgeted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had budgeted for everything.
- You had budgeted well before the trip.
- He had budgeted conservatively.
- We had budgeted for contingencies.
- They had budgeted more than expected.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been budgeting |
| you | had been budgeting |
| he/she/it | had been budgeting |
| we | had been budgeting |
| they | had been budgeting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been budgeting for years.
- You had been budgeting carefully.
- She had been budgeting for the house.
- We had been budgeting for expansion.
- They had been budgeting for retirement.
Future Simple
| I | will budget |
| you | will budget |
| he/she/it | will budget |
| we | will budget |
| they | will budget |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will budget for next year soon.
- You will budget more carefully.
- He will budget for the new project.
- We will budget for growth.
- They will budget for all departments.
Future Continuous
| I | will be budgeting |
| you | will be budgeting |
| he/she/it | will be budgeting |
| we | will be budgeting |
| they | will be budgeting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be budgeting this weekend.
- You will be budgeting for the event.
- She will be budgeting her time.
- We will be budgeting for the quarter.
- They will be budgeting for next year.
Future Perfect
| I | will have budgeted |
| you | will have budgeted |
| he/she/it | will have budgeted |
| we | will have budgeted |
| they | will have budgeted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have budgeted for everything by then.
- You will have budgeted for all expenses.
- He will have budgeted wisely.
- We will have budgeted for the project.
- They will have budgeted for every scenario.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been budgeting |
| you | will have been budgeting |
| he/she/it | will have been budgeting |
| we | will have been budgeting |
| they | will have been budgeting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been budgeting for a decade.
- You will have been budgeting for years.
- She will have been budgeting for the house.
- We will have been budgeting carefully.
- They will have been budgeting for growth.