Graze – English Verbs Conjugation

graze grazes grazing grazed

Graze means to eat grass or to touch lightly in passing. Regular verb: graze-grazed-grazed.

Meanings

To feed on grass
To scrape the skin
To touch lightly

Common Collocations

graze on grass graze your knee bullet grazed cattle grazing

Tip for Learners

Graze can mean eat grass or slightly touch. "The bullet grazed his arm."

Present Simple

I	graze
you	graze
he/she/it	grazes
we	graze
they	graze

Examples - Present Simple

I graze on snacks throughout the day.
You graze your knee often.
The cow grazes in the meadow.
We graze on appetizers at parties.
They graze their cattle here.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am grazing on fruit today.
You are grazing the buffet table.
She is grazing her sheep in the field.
We are grazing on healthy snacks.
They are grazing their horses.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have grazed my elbow badly.
You have grazed on snacks all day.
He has grazed his knee.
We have grazed the cattle here before.
They have grazed their livestock.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been grazing on appetizers.
You have been grazing all afternoon.
The horses have been grazing peacefully.
We have been grazing on snacks.
They have been grazing their sheep.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I grazed my chin falling down.
You grazed on cheese and crackers.
She grazed her knee on the pavement.
We grazed on finger food.
They grazed their cattle in the valley.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was grazing on snacks when you called.
You were grazing at the buffet.
The sheep were grazing on the hillside.
We were grazing on appetizers.
They were grazing their livestock.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had grazed my knee before the race.
You had grazed on too many sweets.
He had grazed his arm.
We had grazed on snacks earlier.
They had grazed the horses here.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been grazing on chips for hours.
You had been grazing at the party.
The cows had been grazing all day.
We had been grazing on snacks.
They had been grazing their sheep.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will graze on vegetables today.
You will graze at the reception.
He will graze the cattle tomorrow.
We will graze on light snacks.
They will graze their sheep here.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be grazing on appetizers.
You will be grazing at the party.
The horses will be grazing in the pasture.
We will be grazing on snacks.
They will be grazing their livestock.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have grazed on too much food.
You will have grazed through everything.
He will have grazed his cattle here.
We will have grazed on all the appetizers.
They will have grazed the entire field.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been grazing all day.
You will have been grazing for hours.
The sheep will have been grazing since dawn.
We will have been grazing on snacks.
They will have been grazing their livestock.