Order – English Verbs Conjugation

order orders ordering ordered

Order means to command or request. Regular: order-ordered-ordered.

Meanings

To command
To request purchase
To arrange
To direct

Common Collocations

order food in order to out of order place an order order around

Tip for Learners

In order to = for the purpose of. Out of order = not working OR inappropriate. Order around = boss.

Present Simple

I	order
you	order
he/she/it	orders
we	order
they	order

Examples - Present Simple

I order coffee every morning.
You order from online shops.
She orders her troops.
We order supplies weekly.
They order food delivery.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am ordering lunch.
You are ordering new equipment.
He is ordering his soldiers.
We are ordering the inventory.
They are ordering again.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have ordered that item.
You have ordered many things.
The king has ordered executions.
We have ordered supplies.
They have ordered everything.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been ordering supplies.
You have been ordering constantly.
She has been ordering people around.
We have been ordering inventory.
They have been ordering repeatedly.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I ordered a drink.
You ordered the troops.
The general ordered a retreat.
We ordered supplies.
They ordered dinner.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was ordering from the menu.
You were ordering supplies.
She was ordering people around.
We were ordering inventory.
They were ordering repeatedly.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had ordered the item.
You had ordered earlier.
She had ordered her soldiers.
We had ordered supplies.
They had ordered everything.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been ordering for hours.
You had been ordering supplies.
He had been ordering constantly.
We had been ordering inventory.
They had been ordering continuously.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will order lunch.
You will order new supplies.
She will order her troops.
We will order the inventory.
They will order again.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be ordering soon.
You will be ordering supplies.
He will be ordering constantly.
We will be ordering inventory.
They will be ordering regularly.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have ordered everything.
You will have ordered supplies.
She will have ordered her troops.
We will have ordered the inventory.
They will have ordered it.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been ordering for hours.
You will have been ordering supplies.
He will have been ordering constantly.
We will have been ordering inventory.
They will have been ordering continuously.