farm

Regular
Infinitive
farm
Past Simple
farmed
Past Participle
farmed
-ing Form
farming
3rd Person
farms
farm farms farming farmed

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.
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