copy
copies
copying
copied
Copy means to make a duplicate, or to imitate. Regular verb: copy-copied-copied.
Meanings
- To make a duplicate
- To imitate or mimic
- To reproduce
Common Collocations
copy and paste
copy someone
carbon copy
copy that
hard copy
Tip for Learners
Copy and paste is common in computing. Copy that (informal) means "understood." Carbon copy (cc) is from old copying methods.
Present Simple
| I | copy |
| you | copy |
| he/she/it | copies |
| we | copy |
| they | copy |
Examples - Present Simple
- I copy documents for the team.
- You copy files to the backup drive.
- She copies her sister's style.
- We copy important data regularly.
- They copy successful strategies.
Present Continuous
| I | am copying |
| you | are copying |
| he/she/it | is copying |
| we | are copying |
| they | are copying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am copying the files right now.
- You are copying the report for distribution.
- He is copying the design elements.
- We are copying data to the new server.
- They are copying our marketing approach.
Present Perfect
| I | have copied |
| you | have copied |
| he/she/it | has copied |
| we | have copied |
| they | have copied |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have copied all the necessary files.
- You have copied the documents successfully.
- She has copied the recipe exactly.
- We have copied the data to backup.
- They have copied our entire strategy.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been copying |
| you | have been copying |
| he/she/it | has been copying |
| we | have been copying |
| they | have been copying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been copying files all morning.
- You have been copying documents for hours.
- He has been copying data since yesterday.
- We have been copying records for weeks.
- They have been copying our methods.
Past Simple
| I | copied |
| you | copied |
| he/she/it | copied |
| we | copied |
| they | copied |
Examples - Past Simple
- I copied the report yesterday.
- You copied the files to the drive.
- She copied his homework in class.
- We copied the entire database.
- They copied our product design.
Past Continuous
| I | was copying |
| you | were copying |
| he/she/it | was copying |
| we | were copying |
| they | were copying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was copying when the printer jammed.
- You were copying files all afternoon.
- He was copying documents during the meeting.
- We were copying data when the power failed.
- They were copying our approach for months.
Past Perfect
| I | had copied |
| you | had copied |
| he/she/it | had copied |
| we | had copied |
| they | had copied |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had copied the files before the crash.
- You had copied everything beforehand.
- She had copied the recipe earlier.
- We had copied the data before the upgrade.
- They had copied our strategy before launching.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been copying |
| you | had been copying |
| he/she/it | had been copying |
| we | had been copying |
| they | had been copying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been copying files for hours.
- You had been copying documents all day.
- He had been copying data for weeks.
- We had been copying records for months.
- They had been copying our methods for years.
Future Simple
| I | will copy |
| you | will copy |
| he/she/it | will copy |
| we | will copy |
| they | will copy |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will copy the files tomorrow.
- You will copy the documents for everyone.
- She will copy the recipe for you.
- We will copy the data to the cloud.
- They will copy our successful approach.
Future Continuous
| I | will be copying |
| you | will be copying |
| he/she/it | will be copying |
| we | will be copying |
| they | will be copying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be copying files all day.
- You will be copying documents tomorrow.
- He will be copying data next week.
- We will be copying records all month.
- They will be copying our strategy.
Future Perfect
| I | will have copied |
| you | will have copied |
| he/she/it | will have copied |
| we | will have copied |
| they | will have copied |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have copied everything by noon.
- You will have copied all the files.
- She will have copied the documents.
- We will have copied the entire database.
- They will have copied our methods.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been copying |
| you | will have been copying |
| he/she/it | will have been copying |
| we | will have been copying |
| they | will have been copying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been copying for hours.
- You will have been copying files all day.
- She will have been copying documents.
- We will have been copying data for weeks.
- They will have been copying our approach.