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Mangle means to severely damage or distort. Regular verb: mangle-mangled-mangled.
Meanings
- To damage severely
- To mutilate
- To spoil by errors
Common Collocations
mangled wreckage
mangle a song
mangled beyond recognition
mangle words
Tip for Learners
Mangle means to damage badly. "The car was mangled in the crash."
Present Simple
| I | mangle |
| you | mangle |
| he/she/it | mangles |
| we | mangle |
| they | mangle |
Examples - Present Simple
- I mangle names when I'm nervous.
- You mangle foreign words sometimes.
- He mangles the pronunciation every time.
- We mangle complex terms occasionally.
- They mangle the language terribly.
Present Continuous
| I | am mangling |
| you | are mangling |
| he/she/it | is mangling |
| we | are mangling |
| they | are mangling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am mangling this French phrase.
- You are mangling the facts.
- She is mangling the song lyrics.
- We are mangling the translation.
- They are mangling the original meaning.
Present Perfect
| I | have mangled |
| you | have mangled |
| he/she/it | has mangled |
| we | have mangled |
| they | have mangled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have mangled my hand in the machine.
- You have mangled the data somehow.
- He has mangled the report badly.
- We have mangled the message unintentionally.
- They have mangled the code completely.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been mangling |
| you | have been mangling |
| he/she/it | has been mangling |
| we | have been mangling |
| they | have been mangling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been mangling this recipe all day.
- You have been mangling the pronunciation.
- She has been mangling names for years.
- We have been mangling the process.
- They have been mangling the system.
Past Simple
| I | mangled |
| you | mangled |
| he/she/it | mangled |
| we | mangled |
| they | mangled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I mangled my finger in the door.
- You mangled the story completely.
- He mangled the facts in his report.
- We mangled the recipe somehow.
- They mangled the car in the accident.
Past Continuous
| I | was mangling |
| you | were mangling |
| he/she/it | was mangling |
| we | were mangling |
| they | were mangling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was mangling the speech when I got nervous.
- You were mangling the pronunciation badly.
- She was mangling the dance steps.
- We were mangling the instructions.
- They were mangling the equipment.
Past Perfect
| I | had mangled |
| you | had mangled |
| he/she/it | had mangled |
| we | had mangled |
| they | had mangled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had mangled the name before being corrected.
- You had mangled the information before sharing it.
- He had mangled the machinery before help arrived.
- We had mangled the plan before realizing it.
- They had mangled the material beyond repair.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been mangling |
| you | had been mangling |
| he/she/it | had been mangling |
| we | had been mangling |
| they | had been mangling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been mangling the words for years.
- You had been mangling the pronunciation.
- She had been mangling the song since learning it.
- We had been mangling the process for months.
- They had been mangling the equipment regularly.
Future Simple
| I | will mangle |
| you | will mangle |
| he/she/it | will mangle |
| we | will mangle |
| they | will mangle |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will mangle this if I'm not careful.
- You will mangle the pronunciation at first.
- He will mangle the message eventually.
- We will mangle the details without notes.
- They will mangle the equipment if untrained.
Future Continuous
| I | will be mangling |
| you | will be mangling |
| he/she/it | will be mangling |
| we | will be mangling |
| they | will be mangling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be mangling names at the meeting.
- You will be mangling French for a while.
- She will be mangling the story somehow.
- We will be mangling the instructions probably.
- They will be mangling the process.
Future Perfect
| I | will have mangled |
| you | will have mangled |
| he/she/it | will have mangled |
| we | will have mangled |
| they | will have mangled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have mangled every name by then.
- You will have mangled the meaning completely.
- He will have mangled the facts by morning.
- We will have mangled the plan somehow.
- They will have mangled the equipment.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been mangling |
| you | will have been mangling |
| he/she/it | will have been mangling |
| we | will have been mangling |
| they | will have been mangling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been mangling names for years.
- You will have been mangling this language.
- She will have been mangling songs forever.
- We will have been mangling the process.
- They will have been mangling equipment for months.