care
cares
caring
cared
Care means to feel concern or interest. Regular verb: care-cared-cared.
Meanings
- To feel concern
- To look after
- To be inclined
Common Collocations
care for
care about
take care
couldn't care less
who cares
Tip for Learners
Care for means to look after or like. Care about means to think important. Couldn't care less means don't care at all.
Present Simple
| I | care |
| you | care |
| he/she/it | cares |
| we | care |
| they | care |
Examples - Present Simple
- I care about the environment.
- You care for your family deeply.
- She cares about her students.
- We care about quality.
- They care for the elderly.
Present Continuous
| I | am caring |
| you | are caring |
| he/she/it | is caring |
| we | are caring |
| they | are caring |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am caring for my sick mother.
- You are caring for the plants.
- She is caring for the children.
- We are caring for the animals.
- They are caring for the patients.
Present Perfect
| I | have cared |
| you | have cared |
| he/she/it | has cared |
| we | have cared |
| they | have cared |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have cared for many animals.
- You have cared about this issue.
- He has cared for his parents.
- We have cared for the garden.
- They have cared for the community.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been caring |
| you | have been caring |
| he/she/it | has been caring |
| we | have been caring |
| they | have been caring |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been caring for my mother for years.
- You have been caring for the garden.
- She has been caring for the children.
- We have been caring for the elderly.
- They have been caring for patients.
Past Simple
| I | cared |
| you | cared |
| he/she/it | cared |
| we | cared |
| they | cared |
Examples - Past Simple
- I cared for my grandmother.
- You cared about the outcome.
- He cared for the wounded.
- We cared for the animals.
- They cared for the orphans.
Past Continuous
| I | was caring |
| you | were caring |
| he/she/it | was caring |
| we | were caring |
| they | were caring |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was caring for my father when he passed.
- You were caring for the plants.
- She was caring for the children.
- We were caring for the animals.
- They were caring for the patients.
Past Perfect
| I | had cared |
| you | had cared |
| he/she/it | had cared |
| we | had cared |
| they | had cared |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had cared for many patients before.
- You had cared about this issue.
- He had cared for his siblings.
- We had cared for the garden.
- They had cared for the community.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been caring |
| you | had been caring |
| he/she/it | had been caring |
| we | had been caring |
| they | had been caring |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been caring for my mother for years.
- You had been caring for the garden.
- She had been caring for the children.
- We had been caring for the elderly.
- They had been caring for patients.
Future Simple
| I | will care |
| you | will care |
| he/she/it | will care |
| we | will care |
| they | will care |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will care for you always.
- You will care about this someday.
- He will care for his children.
- We will care for the garden.
- They will care for the patients.
Future Continuous
| I | will be caring |
| you | will be caring |
| he/she/it | will be caring |
| we | will be caring |
| they | will be caring |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be caring for my parents.
- You will be caring for the plants.
- She will be caring for the children.
- We will be caring for the animals.
- They will be caring for the elderly.
Future Perfect
| I | will have cared |
| you | will have cared |
| he/she/it | will have cared |
| we | will have cared |
| they | will have cared |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have cared for many patients.
- You will have cared about this issue.
- He will have cared for his family.
- We will have cared for the garden.
- They will have cared for the community.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been caring |
| you | will have been caring |
| he/she/it | will have been caring |
| we | will have been caring |
| they | will have been caring |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been caring for my mother for decades.
- You will have been caring for the garden.
- She will have been caring for the children.
- We will have been caring for the elderly.
- They will have been caring for patients.