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Farm means to work the land or raise animals for food. Regular verb: farm-farmed-farmed.
Meanings
- To cultivate land
- To raise livestock
- To outsource work
Common Collocations
farm the land
farm out
organically farmed
farm animals
Tip for Learners
Farm out means delegate to others. "They farmed the work out to contractors."
Present Simple
| I | farm |
| you | farm |
| he/she/it | farms |
| we | farm |
| they | farm |
Examples - Present Simple
- I farm organic vegetables.
- You farm the land efficiently.
- She farms a small plot.
- We farm wheat and corn.
- They farm thousands of acres.
Present Continuous
| I | am farming |
| you | are farming |
| he/she/it | is farming |
| we | are farming |
| they | are farming |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am farming sustainable crops.
- You are farming the new field.
- He is farming organically now.
- We are farming more land this year.
- They are farming in the valley.
Present Perfect
| I | have farmed |
| you | have farmed |
| he/she/it | has farmed |
| we | have farmed |
| they | have farmed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have farmed this land for decades.
- You have farmed successfully.
- She has farmed organically for years.
- We have farmed here for generations.
- They have farmed the area thoroughly.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been farming |
| you | have been farming |
| he/she/it | has been farming |
| we | have been farming |
| they | have been farming |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been farming all my life.
- You have been farming for decades.
- He has been farming since childhood.
- We have been farming here for years.
- They have been farming the land for centuries.
Past Simple
| I | farmed |
| you | farmed |
| he/she/it | farmed |
| we | farmed |
| they | farmed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I farmed cotton in my youth.
- You farmed the land well.
- She farmed vegetables last year.
- We farmed this area before the city expanded.
- They farmed traditionally for generations.
Past Continuous
| I | was farming |
| you | were farming |
| he/she/it | was farming |
| we | were farming |
| they | were farming |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was farming when the storm hit.
- You were farming all summer.
- He was farming before retiring.
- We were farming the land before selling.
- They were farming here for decades.
Past Perfect
| I | had farmed |
| you | had farmed |
| he/she/it | had farmed |
| we | had farmed |
| they | had farmed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had farmed before moving to the city.
- You had farmed the land before me.
- She had farmed traditionally before modernizing.
- We had farmed here before the factory.
- They had farmed for generations before selling.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been farming |
| you | had been farming |
| he/she/it | had been farming |
| we | had been farming |
| they | had been farming |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been farming for decades.
- You had been farming the land for years.
- He had been farming since he was young.
- We had been farming for generations.
- They had been farming traditionally for centuries.
Future Simple
| I | will farm |
| you | will farm |
| he/she/it | will farm |
| we | will farm |
| they | will farm |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will farm this land next year.
- You will farm organically.
- She will farm after retirement.
- We will farm more sustainably.
- They will farm the new territory.
Future Continuous
| I | will be farming |
| you | will be farming |
| he/she/it | will be farming |
| we | will be farming |
| they | will be farming |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be farming for many more years.
- You will be farming the new plots.
- He will be farming after graduation.
- We will be farming here for decades.
- They will be farming across the region.
Future Perfect
| I | will have farmed |
| you | will have farmed |
| he/she/it | will have farmed |
| we | will have farmed |
| they | will have farmed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have farmed this land for fifty years.
- You will have farmed successfully.
- She will have farmed all her life.
- We will have farmed here for generations.
- They will have farmed thousands of acres.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been farming |
| you | will have been farming |
| he/she/it | will have been farming |
| we | will have been farming |
| they | will have been farming |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been farming for half a century.
- You will have been farming for decades.
- He will have been farming his entire life.
- We will have been farming for generations.
- They will have been farming for centuries.