center
centers
centering
centered
Center (US) / Centre (UK) means to place in middle or focus on. Regular: center-centered-centered.
Meanings
- To place in middle
- To focus or concentrate
- To have as main theme
Common Collocations
center around
center on
centered approach
self-centered
center of attention
Tip for Learners
Center on/around = focus on. Technically "center on" is more logical (you center ON a point), but "center around" is also common. Self-centered = selfish.
Present Simple
| I | center |
| you | center |
| he/she/it | centers |
| we | center |
| they | center |
Examples - Present Simple
- I center my life around family.
- You center the image on the page.
- He centers his work on research.
- We center our attention on the task.
- They center the design perfectly.
Present Continuous
| I | am centering |
| you | are centering |
| he/she/it | is centering |
| we | are centering |
| they | are centering |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am centering the text.
- You are centering the photo.
- She is centering the discussion.
- We are centering the design.
- They are centering the artwork.
Present Perfect
| I | have centered |
| you | have centered |
| he/she/it | has centered |
| we | have centered |
| they | have centered |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have centered the image.
- You have centered the text.
- He has centered his life on work.
- We have centered the design.
- They have centered the discussion.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been centering |
| you | have been centering |
| he/she/it | has been centering |
| we | have been centering |
| they | have been centering |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been centering on family.
- You have been centering the images.
- She has been centering her work.
- We have been centering our efforts.
- They have been centering the design.
Past Simple
| I | centered |
| you | centered |
| he/she/it | centered |
| we | centered |
| they | centered |
Examples - Past Simple
- I centered the image.
- You centered the text.
- He centered his life on family.
- We centered the design.
- They centered the discussion.
Past Continuous
| I | was centering |
| you | were centering |
| he/she/it | was centering |
| we | were centering |
| they | were centering |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was centering the image.
- You were centering the text.
- She was centering her thoughts.
- We were centering the design.
- They were centering the artwork.
Past Perfect
| I | had centered |
| you | had centered |
| he/she/it | had centered |
| we | had centered |
| they | had centered |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had centered the image before.
- You had centered the text.
- He had centered his life on work.
- We had centered the design.
- They had centered the discussion.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been centering |
| you | had been centering |
| he/she/it | had been centering |
| we | had been centering |
| they | had been centering |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been centering on family.
- You had been centering images.
- She had been centering her work.
- We had been centering our efforts.
- They had been centering the design.
Future Simple
| I | will center |
| you | will center |
| he/she/it | will center |
| we | will center |
| they | will center |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will center the image.
- You will center the text.
- He will center his life on family.
- We will center the design.
- They will center the discussion.
Future Continuous
| I | will be centering |
| you | will be centering |
| he/she/it | will be centering |
| we | will be centering |
| they | will be centering |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be centering the image.
- You will be centering the text.
- She will be centering her work.
- We will be centering the design.
- They will be centering the artwork.
Future Perfect
| I | will have centered |
| you | will have centered |
| he/she/it | will have centered |
| we | will have centered |
| they | will have centered |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have centered the image.
- You will have centered the text.
- He will have centered his life.
- We will have centered the design.
- They will have centered the discussion.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been centering |
| you | will have been centering |
| he/she/it | will have been centering |
| we | will have been centering |
| they | will have been centering |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been centering on family.
- You will have been centering images.
- She will have been centering her work.
- We will have been centering our efforts.
- They will have been centering the design.