identify
identifies
identifying
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Identify means to recognize or establish identity. Regular verb: identify-identified-identified.
Meanings
- To recognize
- To establish identity of
- To associate closely with
Common Collocations
identify with
identify problems
identify as
easily identified
Tip for Learners
Identify with means relate to. "I identify with the main character."
Present Simple
| I | identify |
| you | identify |
| he/she/it | identifies |
| we | identify |
| they | identify |
Examples - Present Simple
- I identify problems quickly.
- You identify the main issues.
- She identifies plants by their leaves.
- We identify opportunities.
- They identify suspects.
Present Continuous
| I | am identifying |
| you | are identifying |
| he/she/it | is identifying |
| we | are identifying |
| they | are identifying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am identifying the problem.
- You are identifying the issues.
- He is identifying the species.
- We are identifying opportunities.
- They are identifying suspects.
Present Perfect
| I | have identified |
| you | have identified |
| he/she/it | has identified |
| we | have identified |
| they | have identified |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have identified the cause.
- You have identified the issues.
- She has identified the plant.
- We have identified opportunities.
- They have identified the suspect.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been identifying |
| you | have been identifying |
| he/she/it | has been identifying |
| we | have been identifying |
| they | have been identifying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been identifying problems all day.
- You have been identifying issues.
- She has been identifying species.
- We have been identifying opportunities.
- They have been identifying suspects.
Past Simple
| I | identified |
| you | identified |
| he/she/it | identified |
| we | identified |
| they | identified |
Examples - Past Simple
- I identified the problem.
- You identified the main issue.
- She identified the bird.
- We identified an opportunity.
- They identified the suspect.
Past Continuous
| I | was identifying |
| you | were identifying |
| he/she/it | was identifying |
| we | were identifying |
| they | were identifying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was identifying the problem.
- You were identifying issues.
- He was identifying the species.
- We were identifying opportunities.
- They were identifying suspects.
Past Perfect
| I | had identified |
| you | had identified |
| he/she/it | had identified |
| we | had identified |
| they | had identified |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had identified the cause before.
- You had identified the issues.
- She had identified the plant.
- We had identified opportunities.
- They had identified the suspect.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been identifying |
| you | had been identifying |
| he/she/it | had been identifying |
| we | had been identifying |
| they | had been identifying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been identifying problems for hours.
- You had been identifying issues.
- She had been identifying species.
- We had been identifying opportunities.
- They had been identifying suspects.
Future Simple
| I | will identify |
| you | will identify |
| he/she/it | will identify |
| we | will identify |
| they | will identify |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will identify the problem.
- You will identify the main issues.
- She will identify the plant.
- We will identify opportunities.
- They will identify the suspect.
Future Continuous
| I | will be identifying |
| you | will be identifying |
| he/she/it | will be identifying |
| we | will be identifying |
| they | will be identifying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be identifying problems tomorrow.
- You will be identifying issues.
- He will be identifying species.
- We will be identifying opportunities.
- They will be identifying suspects.
Future Perfect
| I | will have identified |
| you | will have identified |
| he/she/it | will have identified |
| we | will have identified |
| they | will have identified |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have identified the cause.
- You will have identified all the issues.
- She will have identified the plant.
- We will have identified opportunities.
- They will have identified the suspect.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been identifying |
| you | will have been identifying |
| he/she/it | will have been identifying |
| we | will have been identifying |
| they | will have been identifying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been identifying problems for years.
- You will have been identifying issues.
- She will have been identifying species.
- We will have been identifying opportunities.
- They will have been identifying suspects.