Consume – English Verbs Conjugation

consume consumes consuming consumed

Consume means to use up or eat/drink. Regular verb: consume-consumed-consumed.

Meanings

To use up resources
To eat or drink
To absorb completely

Common Collocations

consume energy consume food consumed by time-consuming consumer goods

Tip for Learners

Consumed by means completely absorbed: consumed by jealousy. Consumer is someone who consumes.

Present Simple

I	consume
you	consume
he/she/it	consumes
we	consume
they	consume

Examples - Present Simple

I consume less sugar these days.
You consume too much caffeine.
She consumes only organic food.
We consume energy efficiently.
They consume resources at an alarming rate.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am consuming a healthy breakfast now.
You are consuming too many calories.
He is consuming content on his phone.
We are consuming less electricity this month.
They are consuming the entire budget.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have consumed enough for today.
You have consumed all the snacks.
She has consumed a lot of media lately.
We have consumed less fuel this year.
They have consumed all the supplies.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been consuming less meat lately.
You have been consuming too much sugar.
He has been consuming content non-stop.
We have been consuming energy efficiently.
They have been consuming resources for years.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I consumed too much at the party.
You consumed all the pizza.
She consumed the entire book in a day.
We consumed less energy last month.
They consumed the budget quickly.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was consuming my lunch when you called.
You were consuming content all evening.
He was consuming resources rapidly.
We were consuming more than necessary.
They were consuming the supplies quickly.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had consumed everything before others arrived.
You had consumed all the food already.
She had consumed the information quickly.
We had consumed the budget before the cut.
They had consumed all resources.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been consuming too much before dieting.
You had been consuming caffeine for years.
He had been consuming media constantly.
We had been consuming resources heavily.
They had been consuming the supplies for weeks.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will consume less processed food.
You will consume less energy with this device.
She will consume the content quickly.
We will consume the budget by year end.
They will consume the entire supply.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be consuming less next month.
You will be consuming content all day.
He will be consuming resources for weeks.
We will be consuming less energy.
They will be consuming supplies rapidly.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have consumed less by then.
You will have consumed all the content.
She will have consumed the entire series.
We will have consumed the budget.
They will have consumed all resources.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been consuming less for months.
You will have been consuming content endlessly.
She will have been consuming media for hours.
We will have been consuming efficiently.
They will have been consuming resources.