Bury – English Verbs Conjugation

bury buries burying buried

Bury means to put underground or to cover completely. Regular verb: bury-buried-buried.

Meanings

To put in the ground
To cover completely
To hide or conceal

Common Collocations

bury the hatchet bury your head bury the evidence buried alive bury yourself in work

Tip for Learners

Bury the hatchet means to make peace. Bury your head in the sand means to ignore problems.

Present Simple

I	bury
you	bury
he/she/it	buries
we	bury
they	bury

Examples - Present Simple

I bury my feelings deep inside.
You bury your head in the sand.
He buries bones in the yard.
We bury our differences.
They bury treasures in secret places.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am burying myself in work.
You are burying the evidence.
She is burying her sorrows.
We are burying the time capsule.
They are burying the hatchet.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have buried the past.
You have buried your feelings.
He has buried the treasure.
We have buried our differences.
They have buried the evidence.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been burying myself in work.
You have been burying your emotions.
She has been burying her sorrows.
We have been burying problems.
They have been burying evidence.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I buried my feelings.
You buried the evidence.
He buried the bone.
We buried the time capsule.
They buried the treasure.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was burying myself in books.
You were burying your emotions.
She was burying the seeds.
We were burying the capsule.
They were burying the treasure.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had buried my feelings before.
You had buried the evidence already.
He had buried the bone.
We had buried our differences.
They had buried the treasure.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been burying myself in work.
You had been burying your emotions.
She had been burying her sorrows.
We had been burying problems.
They had been burying evidence.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will bury the past.
You will bury your feelings.
He will bury the treasure.
We will bury the hatchet.
They will bury the evidence.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be burying myself in work.
You will be burying your emotions.
She will be burying her sorrows.
We will be burying the capsule.
They will be burying the treasure.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have buried the past.
You will have buried your feelings.
He will have buried the treasure.
We will have buried our differences.
They will have buried the evidence.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been burying myself in work.
You will have been burying emotions.
She will have been burying her sorrows.
We will have been burying problems.
They will have been burying evidence.