originate
originates
originating
originated
Originate means to begin or create. Regular: originate-originated-originated.
Meanings
- To begin
- To come from
- To create
Common Collocations
originate from
originate in
original
originator
point of origin
Tip for Learners
Originate from/in = come from. Original = first OR creative. Origin = beginning.
Present Simple
| I | originate |
| you | originate |
| he/she/it | originates |
| we | originate |
| they | originate |
Examples - Present Simple
- I originate ideas constantly.
- You originate new concepts.
- The virus originates from bats.
- We originate creative solutions.
- They originate from different sources.
Present Continuous
| I | am originating |
| you | are originating |
| he/she/it | is originating |
| we | are originating |
| they | are originating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am originating a new concept.
- You are originating ideas.
- She is originating the movement.
- We are originating innovation.
- They are originating from here.
Present Perfect
| I | have originated |
| you | have originated |
| he/she/it | has originated |
| we | have originated |
| they | have originated |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have originated the idea.
- You have originated the concept.
- The disease has originated here.
- We have originated solutions.
- They have originated everything.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been originating |
| you | have been originating |
| he/she/it | has been originating |
| we | have been originating |
| they | have been originating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been originating ideas.
- You have been originating concepts.
- She has been originating constantly.
- We have been originating innovation.
- They have been originating actively.
Past Simple
| I | originated |
| you | originated |
| he/she/it | originated |
| we | originated |
| they | originated |
Examples - Past Simple
- I originated the idea.
- You originated the concept.
- The tradition originated centuries ago.
- We originated the movement.
- They originated from Europe.
Past Continuous
| I | was originating |
| you | were originating |
| he/she/it | was originating |
| we | were originating |
| they | were originating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was originating ideas.
- You were originating concepts.
- She was originating the trend.
- We were originating innovation.
- They were originating from there.
Past Perfect
| I | had originated |
| you | had originated |
| he/she/it | had originated |
| we | had originated |
| they | had originated |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had originated the idea.
- You had originated the concept.
- The disease had originated there.
- We had originated the system.
- They had originated previously.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been originating |
| you | had been originating |
| he/she/it | had been originating |
| we | had been originating |
| they | had been originating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been originating ideas.
- You had been originating concepts.
- He had been originating constantly.
- We had been originating innovation.
- They had been originating continuously.
Future Simple
| I | will originate |
| you | will originate |
| he/she/it | will originate |
| we | will originate |
| they | will originate |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will originate new ideas.
- You will originate concepts.
- She will originate the movement.
- We will originate innovation.
- They will originate from here.
Future Continuous
| I | will be originating |
| you | will be originating |
| he/she/it | will be originating |
| we | will be originating |
| they | will be originating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be originating ideas.
- You will be originating concepts.
- He will be originating constantly.
- We will be originating innovation.
- They will be originating regularly.
Future Perfect
| I | will have originated |
| you | will have originated |
| he/she/it | will have originated |
| we | will have originated |
| they | will have originated |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have originated everything.
- You will have originated ideas.
- She will have originated the concept.
- We will have originated innovation.
- They will have originated it.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been originating |
| you | will have been originating |
| he/she/it | will have been originating |
| we | will have been originating |
| they | will have been originating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been originating ideas.
- You will have been originating concepts.
- He will have been originating constantly.
- We will have been originating innovation.
- They will have been originating continuously.