Man – English Verbs Conjugation

man mans manning manned

Man means to operate or staff something. Regular verb: man-manned-manned.

Meanings

To operate equipment
To provide staff for
To take position at

Common Collocations

man the station man the phones manned spacecraft man the desk

Tip for Learners

Man means operate or staff. "Who will man the reception desk?"

Present Simple

I	man
you	man
he/she/it	mans
we	man
they	man

Examples - Present Simple

I man the front desk.
You man the reception area.
She mans the help line.
We man the gates.
They man the stations.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am manning the desk.
You are manning the reception.
He is manning the post.
We are manning the gates.
They are manning the stations.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have manned the desk.
You have manned the reception.
She has manned the helpline.
We have manned the gates.
They have manned the stations.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been manning the desk.
You have been manning the reception.
She has been manning the post.
We have been manning the gates.
They have been manning the stations.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I manned the desk yesterday.
You manned the reception.
She manned the post.
We manned the gates.
They manned the stations.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was manning the desk.
You were manning the reception.
She was manning the post.
We were manning the gates.
They were manning the stations.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had manned the desk.
You had manned the reception.
She had manned the post.
We had manned the gates.
They had manned the stations.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been manning the desk.
You had been manning the reception.
He had been manning the post.
We had been manning the gates.
They had been manning the stations.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will man the desk.
You will man the reception.
She will man the post.
We will man the gates.
They will man the stations.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be manning the desk.
You will be manning the reception.
He will be manning the post.
We will be manning the gates.
They will be manning the stations.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have manned the desk.
You will have manned the reception.
She will have manned the post.
We will have manned the gates.
They will have manned the stations.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been manning the desk.
You will have been manning the reception.
He will have been manning the post.
We will have been manning the gates.
They will have been manning the stations.