hate

Regular
Infinitive
hate
Past Simple
hated
Past Participle
hated
-ing Form
hating
3rd Person
hates
hate hates hating hated

Hate means to feel intense dislike for someone or something. Regular verb: hate-hated-hated.

Meanings

  • To feel intense dislike
  • To detest
  • To be unwilling

Common Collocations

hate doing hate to bother love-hate relationship hate crimes

Tip for Learners

Hate is very strong; dislike is milder. "I hate to interrupt."
Present Simple
I hate
you hate
he/she/it hates
we hate
they hate
Examples - Present Simple
  • I hate getting up early.
  • You hate traffic jams.
  • She hates spiders.
  • We hate long meetings.
  • They hate waiting in line.
Present Continuous
I am hating
you are hating
he/she/it is hating
we are hating
they are hating
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am hating this weather.
  • You are hating the commute.
  • He is hating every minute.
  • We are hating this project.
  • They are hating the delay.
Present Perfect
I have hated
you have hated
he/she/it has hated
we have hated
they have hated
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have hated this task all along.
  • You have hated mornings forever.
  • She has hated spiders since childhood.
  • We have hated these meetings.
  • They have hated the wait.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hating
you have been hating
he/she/it has been hating
we have been hating
they have been hating
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been hating this commute.
  • You have been hating the weather.
  • She has been hating the project.
  • We have been hating the delays.
  • They have been hating the situation.
Past Simple
I hated
you hated
he/she/it hated
we hated
they hated
Examples - Past Simple
  • I hated that movie.
  • You hated the experience.
  • She hated the cold weather.
  • We hated the long wait.
  • They hated the outcome.
Past Continuous
I was hating
you were hating
he/she/it was hating
we were hating
they were hating
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was hating every moment.
  • You were hating the experience.
  • She was hating the weather.
  • We were hating the wait.
  • They were hating the delay.
Past Perfect
I had hated
you had hated
he/she/it had hated
we had hated
they had hated
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had hated the job before quitting.
  • You had hated that place.
  • She had hated the experience.
  • We had hated the process.
  • They had hated the situation.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hating
you had been hating
he/she/it had been hating
we had been hating
they had been hating
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been hating the job for years.
  • You had been hating the commute.
  • She had been hating the weather.
  • We had been hating the project.
  • They had been hating the situation.
Future Simple
I will hate
you will hate
he/she/it will hate
we will hate
they will hate
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will hate having to do this.
  • You will hate the weather.
  • She will hate the experience.
  • We will hate the wait.
  • They will hate the outcome.
Future Continuous
I will be hating
you will be hating
he/she/it will be hating
we will be hating
they will be hating
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be hating every minute.
  • You will be hating the commute.
  • She will be hating the weather.
  • We will be hating the project.
  • They will be hating the delay.
Future Perfect
I will have hated
you will have hated
he/she/it will have hated
we will have hated
they will have hated
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have hated this job for ten years.
  • You will have hated the experience.
  • She will have hated the weather.
  • We will have hated the process.
  • They will have hated the situation.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hating
you will have been hating
he/she/it will have been hating
we will have been hating
they will have been hating
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been hating this commute for years.
  • You will have been hating the weather.
  • She will have been hating the project.
  • We will have been hating the delays.
  • They will have been hating the situation.
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