Err – English Verbs Conjugation

err errs erring erred

Err means to make a mistake or be wrong. Regular verb: err-erred-erred.

Meanings

To make a mistake
To be incorrect
To sin

Common Collocations

err on the side of caution to err is human err in judgment err badly

Tip for Learners

Err on the side of caution means be careful. "To err is human, to forgive divine."

Present Simple

I	err
you	err
he/she/it	errs
we	err
they	err

Examples - Present Simple

I err on the side of caution.
You err when you trust strangers too easily.
She errs in her judgment sometimes.
We err when we rush decisions.
They err in their calculations occasionally.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am erring on the side of safety.
You are erring by ignoring the warnings.
He is erring in his approach.
We are erring on the cautious side.
They are erring by underestimating the problem.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have erred in my judgment before.
You have erred on the side of caution.
She has erred by trusting the wrong people.
We have erred in our estimates.
They have erred multiple times.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been erring on the side of caution lately.
You have been erring in your assessments.
He has been erring consistently.
We have been erring in similar ways.
They have been erring throughout the project.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I erred when I trusted that company.
You erred in your calculations.
She erred by revealing the secret.
We erred on the side of caution.
They erred in their prediction.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was erring on the side of safety.
You were erring by being too cautious.
He was erring in his assumptions.
We were erring throughout the process.
They were erring consistently.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had erred before learning my lesson.
You had erred in similar situations before.
She had erred by trusting him previously.
We had erred on the cautious side before.
They had erred in past projects.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been erring on the side of caution for years.
You had been erring in your estimates for months.
He had been erring consistently for a while.
We had been erring in our approach for too long.
They had been erring throughout the decade.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will err on the side of caution.
You will err if you rush this decision.
She will err if she ignores advice.
We will err on the safe side.
They will err in their forecast.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be erring on the side of safety.
You will be erring if you continue this way.
He will be erring throughout the experiment.
We will be erring on the cautious side.
They will be erring in their projections.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have erred on the side of caution.
You will have erred by then if you continue.
She will have erred in her judgment.
We will have erred on the safe side.
They will have erred in their calculations.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been erring on the cautious side for years.
You will have been erring in estimates for months.
He will have been erring consistently for a while.
We will have been erring safely for decades.
They will have been erring in projections for a long time.