Hedge – English Verbs Conjugation

hedge hedges hedging hedged

Hedge means to avoid direct commitment or protect against risk. Regular verb: hedge-hedged-hedged.

Meanings

To avoid direct answer
To protect against loss
To surround with hedge

Common Collocations

hedge your bets hedge against hedge fund stop hedging

Tip for Learners

Hedge your bets means protect yourself by supporting multiple options.

Present Simple

I	hedge
you	hedge
he/she/it	hedges
we	hedge
they	hedge

Examples - Present Simple

I hedge my bets when investing.
You hedge your answers.
She hedges around difficult questions.
We hedge our financial risks.
They hedge against currency fluctuations.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am hedging my investments.
You are hedging your response.
He is hedging his bets.
We are hedging against losses.
They are hedging their positions.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have hedged my portfolio.
You have hedged your answers.
She has hedged her bets.
We have hedged our risks.
They have hedged against inflation.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been hedging my investments.
You have been hedging your responses.
She has been hedging her bets.
We have been hedging our risks.
They have been hedging their positions.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I hedged my investments wisely.
You hedged your answer.
She hedged her bets carefully.
We hedged against the downturn.
They hedged their positions.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was hedging when the market crashed.
You were hedging your responses.
She was hedging her bets.
We were hedging our risks.
They were hedging against losses.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had hedged before the crash.
You had hedged your answers.
She had hedged her bets.
We had hedged our risks.
They had hedged their positions.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been hedging for years.
You had been hedging your responses.
She had been hedging her bets.
We had been hedging our risks.
They had been hedging their positions.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will hedge my investments.
You will hedge your answer.
She will hedge her bets.
We will hedge our risks.
They will hedge against inflation.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be hedging my portfolio.
You will be hedging your responses.
She will be hedging her bets.
We will be hedging our risks.
They will be hedging their positions.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have hedged my investments.
You will have hedged your answers.
She will have hedged her bets.
We will have hedged our risks.
They will have hedged their positions.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been hedging for decades.
You will have been hedging your responses.
She will have been hedging her bets.
We will have been hedging our risks.
They will have been hedging their positions.