effect
effects
effecting
effected
Effect means to bring about or cause (formal). Regular: effect-effected-effected.
Meanings
- To bring about
- To cause
- To accomplish
Common Collocations
effect change
effect a cure
effect repairs
effect a transformation
Tip for Learners
Don't confuse with affect (influence). Effect (verb) = cause to happen (formal). Effect (noun) = result. "Effect change" = make change happen.
Present Simple
| I | effect |
| you | effect |
| he/she/it | effects |
| we | effect |
| they | effect |
Examples - Present Simple
- I effect change through action.
- You effect policy reforms.
- She effects transformations.
- We effect improvements constantly.
- They effect system changes.
Present Continuous
| I | am effecting |
| you | are effecting |
| he/she/it | is effecting |
| we | are effecting |
| they | are effecting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am effecting repairs.
- You are effecting reforms.
- He is effecting solutions.
- We are effecting changes.
- They are effecting improvements.
Present Perfect
| I | have effected |
| you | have effected |
| he/she/it | has effected |
| we | have effected |
| they | have effected |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have effected changes.
- You have effected reforms.
- She has effected transformations.
- We have effected solutions.
- They have effected improvements.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been effecting |
| you | have been effecting |
| he/she/it | has been effecting |
| we | have been effecting |
| they | have been effecting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been effecting repairs.
- You have been effecting changes.
- He has been effecting improvements.
- We have been effecting reforms.
- They have been effecting transformations.
Past Simple
| I | effected |
| you | effected |
| he/she/it | effected |
| we | effected |
| they | effected |
Examples - Past Simple
- I effected the repair.
- You effected the policy.
- She effected the transformation.
- We effected the change.
- They effected the solution.
Past Continuous
| I | was effecting |
| you | were effecting |
| he/she/it | was effecting |
| we | were effecting |
| they | were effecting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was effecting repairs.
- You were effecting changes.
- She was effecting reforms.
- We were effecting solutions.
- They were effecting improvements.
Past Perfect
| I | had effected |
| you | had effected |
| he/she/it | had effected |
| we | had effected |
| they | had effected |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had effected before the deadline.
- You had effected prior.
- She had effected already.
- We had effected previously.
- They had effected beforehand.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been effecting |
| you | had been effecting |
| he/she/it | had been effecting |
| we | had been effecting |
| they | had been effecting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been effecting for months.
- You had been effecting for weeks.
- She had been effecting for years.
- We had been effecting for the duration.
- They had been effecting for ages.
Future Simple
| I | will effect |
| you | will effect |
| he/she/it | will effect |
| we | will effect |
| they | will effect |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will effect the change.
- You will effect the reform.
- She will effect the transformation.
- We will effect improvements.
- They will effect solutions.
Future Continuous
| I | will be effecting |
| you | will be effecting |
| he/she/it | will be effecting |
| we | will be effecting |
| they | will be effecting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be effecting repairs.
- You will be effecting changes.
- He will be effecting reforms.
- We will be effecting improvements.
- They will be effecting transformations.
Future Perfect
| I | will have effected |
| you | will have effected |
| he/she/it | will have effected |
| we | will have effected |
| they | will have effected |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have effected by deadline.
- You will have effected by then.
- She will have effected completely.
- We will have effected thoroughly.
- They will have effected successfully.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been effecting |
| you | will have been effecting |
| he/she/it | will have been effecting |
| we | will have been effecting |
| they | will have been effecting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been effecting for months.
- You will have been effecting for years.
- She will have been effecting for decades.
- We will have been effecting for generations.
- They will have been effecting for ages.