charge

Regular
Infinitive
charge
Past Simple
charged
Past Participle
charged
-ing Form
charging
3rd Person
charges
charge charges charging charged

Charge means to ask payment, to accuse, or to rush forward. Regular verb: charge-charged-charged.

Meanings

  • To ask for payment
  • To accuse formally
  • To rush forward

Common Collocations

charge a fee charge with a crime in charge take charge charge your phone

Tip for Learners

In charge means responsible. Take charge means to assume control. Charge also means to add electrical energy.
Present Simple
I charge
you charge
he/she/it charges
we charge
they charge
Examples - Present Simple
  • I charge my phone every night.
  • You charge fair prices.
  • He charges into battle.
  • We charge for our services.
  • They charge the suspect with theft.
Present Continuous
I am charging
you are charging
he/she/it is charging
we are charging
they are charging
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am charging my laptop.
  • You are charging too much.
  • She is charging at the enemy.
  • We are charging the batteries.
  • They are charging him with fraud.
Present Perfect
I have charged
you have charged
he/she/it has charged
we have charged
they have charged
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have charged the device.
  • You have charged enough.
  • He has charged into action.
  • We have charged the batteries.
  • They have charged the suspect.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been charging
you have been charging
he/she/it has been charging
we have been charging
they have been charging
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been charging devices all day.
  • You have been charging high prices.
  • She has been charging ahead.
  • We have been charging batteries.
  • They have been charging suspects.
Past Simple
I charged
you charged
he/she/it charged
we charged
they charged
Examples - Past Simple
  • I charged my phone overnight.
  • You charged too much.
  • He charged at the bull.
  • We charged the customer.
  • They charged him with murder.
Past Continuous
I was charging
you were charging
he/she/it was charging
we were charging
they were charging
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was charging my phone.
  • You were charging high prices.
  • She was charging at the opponent.
  • We were charging the batteries.
  • They were charging the suspect.
Past Perfect
I had charged
you had charged
he/she/it had charged
we had charged
they had charged
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had charged the device earlier.
  • You had charged enough.
  • He had charged into battle.
  • We had charged the batteries.
  • They had charged the suspect.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been charging
you had been charging
he/she/it had been charging
we had been charging
they had been charging
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been charging devices all day.
  • You had been charging high prices.
  • She had been charging ahead.
  • We had been charging batteries.
  • They had been charging suspects.
Future Simple
I will charge
you will charge
he/she/it will charge
we will charge
they will charge
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will charge my phone tonight.
  • You will charge fair prices.
  • He will charge at the enemy.
  • We will charge the batteries.
  • They will charge the suspect.
Future Continuous
I will be charging
you will be charging
he/she/it will be charging
we will be charging
they will be charging
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be charging my phone.
  • You will be charging customers.
  • She will be charging ahead.
  • We will be charging batteries.
  • They will be charging suspects.
Future Perfect
I will have charged
you will have charged
he/she/it will have charged
we will have charged
they will have charged
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have charged the device.
  • You will have charged enough.
  • He will have charged into action.
  • We will have charged the batteries.
  • They will have charged the suspect.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been charging
you will have been charging
he/she/it will have been charging
we will have been charging
they will have been charging
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been charging devices.
  • You will have been charging customers.
  • She will have been charging ahead.
  • We will have been charging batteries.
  • They will have been charging suspects.
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